accusatorial

English

Etymology

Latin accūsātōrius +‎ -al[1]

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ə.ˌkju.zə.ˈtɔɹ.i.əl/
Audio (US) (file)

Adjective

accusatorial (comparative more accusatorial, superlative most accusatorial)

Containing or implying accusation.
(law) Of or pertaining to the system of a public trial in which the facts are ascertained by the judge or jury from evidence presented by the prosecution and the defence.

Antonyms

inquisitorial

Derived terms

accusatorially

Translations

Containing or implying accusation

Romanian: acuzatorial, acuzator (ro)

Of or pertaining to the public trial system

Finnish: akkusatorinen (fi)
French: accusatoire (fr)

References

“accusatorial”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.