inquisitorial

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The inquisitorial stance was, she said, her role as a congressional overseer charged with holding people accountable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

In a letter to the judge, Mr. Trump’s legal team said “the judicial system relies upon vigorous advocacy amongst the parties, rather than inquisitorial research by the presiding judicial officer.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 11, 2022

Five years later, Robert Allan joined 59 others on a grand jury, “the first sitting of an inquisitorial body” since Seattle’s passage of liquor prohibition.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2019

But in an inquisitorial frenzy, dead ends are synonymous with new avenues.

From Slate • May 16, 2013

In all cases of conviction by the inquisitorial process, the penalty inflicted was lighter than in accusation or denunciation.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles