INQUISITORIAL
Scrabble letter values: I1N1Q10U1I1S1I1T1O1R1I1A1L1 = 22
Definition
- adjective especially indicating a form of prosecution in which proceedings are secret and the accused is questioned by a prosecutor who acts also as the judge.
- adjective marked by inquisitive interest.
- adjective having the authority to conduct official investigations.
Examples
- “especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor”
- “the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism”
- “a practical police force with true inquisitorial talents- Waldo Frank”