Origin: Latin suffix -al
Inquisitorial has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
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
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"
having the authority to conduct official investigations
"the inquisitorial power of the Senate"
Of or pertaining to an inquisition, specifically the Inquisition.