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“inquisitorial”
inquisitorial (adjective), more inquisitorial, most inquisitorial
1. Resembling a formal inquiry, especially in using rigorous or relentless questioning: As a lawyer, Harriet's often inquisitorial behavior in cross examinations frequently upset clients and made them cry.
2. Used to describe a trial in which one person is both judge and prosecutor: Despite the press calling the trial an inquisitorial farce, the prosecuting attorney ignored the pleas of the public.
2. Used to describe a trial in which one person is both judge and prosecutor: Despite the press calling the trial an inquisitorial farce, the prosecuting attorney ignored the pleas of the public.
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quir-, quisit-, quis-, que-, quer-, quest-, -quirement, -quirable, -quisition, -quisitive
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