Adjective
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 Frank3. having the authority to conduct official investigations;
"the inquisitorial power of the Senate"