inquisitorial
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Inquests are officially meant to be inquisitorial - their aim is to find facts in a calm, sober way.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
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 Mr. Bailey sent to members of the academy days after the vote, he wrote that the organization could not become “an inquisitorial court.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
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
The persecution of John Reuchlin, like that of John of Wesel, sprang from scholastic antagonisms, but its development shows how completely, during the interval, the inquisitorial power had wasted away.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea
