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inquisitorial
 
Adjective inquisitorial has 3 senses
  1. inquisitorial - 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
    Antonym:     accusatorial
  2. inquisitorial - marked by inquisitive interest; 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
    Antonyms:     uninquiring, uninquisitive (indirect, via inquiring)
  3. inquisitorial - having the authority to conduct official investigations; "the inquisitorial power of the Senate"
    Antonyms:     uninquiring, uninquisitive (indirect, via inquiring)
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