inquisitorial

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or having the function of an inquisitor.
2. Law.
   1. Relating to a trial in which one party acts as both prosecutor and judge.
   2. Relating to a criminal proceeding conducted in secrecy.

inquisitorially in·quis'i·to'ri·al·ly adv.

adjective

Unduly interested in the affairs of others: curious, inquisitive. Informal nosy, snoopy. See investigate.

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: 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 (meaning #1)
  Pertains to noun: inquisitor (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: marked by inquisitive interest; especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor

Meaning #3: having the authority to conduct official investigations

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nysgerrig, inkvisitorisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
hinderlijk nieuwsgierig, als een inquisitie, waarin de rechter ook aanklager is

Français (French)
adj. - inquisitoire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Untersuchungs-, inquisitorisch, aufdringlich fragend, neugierig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανακριτικός, (ιστ.) της Ιερής Εξέτασης

Italiano (Italian)
inquisitorio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inquisitorial, curioso

Русский (Russian)
любознательный, любопытный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inquisitorial

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - undersöknings- (jur.), inkvisitorisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
询问者的, 好询问的, 严格审问的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 詢問者的, 好詢問的, 嚴格審問的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 심문자의, 엄하게 심문하는, 캐묻기를 좋아하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 尋問官のような

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) تحقيقي, له علاقه بالبحث والاستجواب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כחוקר, כאינקוויזיטור, חטטני עד כדי פגיעה, שלשופט יש בו תפקיד של תובע (משפט וכו')‬

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