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Meanings of inquisitorial justice in English
Legal system where the court (or a part) is actively involved in investigating the facts of the case, as opposed to an adversarial system where the role of the court is primarily that of an impartial referee between the prosecution and the defense.
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Examples for "inquisition"
Examples for "inquisition"
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I dressed hastily, and soon found myself in the room of inquisition.
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No doubt the inquisition was in such eyes a most desirable establishment.
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The inquisition, the star chamber, have no place in a free society.
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I believe I'm the one in charge of this inquisition, Mr. Drake.
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This domestic inquisition was not confined to the labors for the Inca.
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Her inquisitorial system is searching and elaborate, .
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Thus she thought, struggling against the obsession of an inquisitorial system which merely clouded her perceptions of real right and wrong.
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The inquisitorial system of Spain was hardly necessary for men who had but little prudence in concealing, and no inclination to disavow their creed.
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Many continental jurisdictions have inquisitorial systems of justice rather than an adversarial system.
Translations for inquisitorial justice
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