inquisitorial

adjective

having the authority to conduct official investigations

marked by inquisitive interest

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

Roots

inin- · Latin · into quaererequisit- · Latin · to seek, ask or-or · Latin · agent, one who alis-ial · Latin · relating to

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The word inquisitorial breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: in-, from Latin in (“into”); quisit, from Latin quaerere (“to seek, ask”); -or, from Latin or (“agent, one who”); and -ial, from Latin alis (“relating to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.