inquisitorial

英 [ɪn,kwɪzɪ'tɔːrɪəl] 美[ɪn,kwɪzə'torɪəl]

• adj. 严格审问的；好询问的；询问者的

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

2. 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

3. having the authority to conduct official investigations;

"the inquisitorial power of the Senate"