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inquisitorial

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inquisitorial
Law denoting criminal procedure in which one party is both prosecutor and judge, or in which the trial is held in secret


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After that, the sound of the inquisitorial voices seemed merged in one dreamy indeterminate hum.
The Pit and the Pendulum by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
In this little lonesome dwelling, with some slender means that she possessed, and by the licence of the magistrates, who still kept an inquisitorial watch over her, Hester established herself, with her infant child.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Bernouin cast an inquisitorial glance at the person of the young man and entered the cabinet of the cardinal, to whom he transmitted the messenger's words.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
 
 
 
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