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inquisitorialism

inquisitorialism noun: a system of criminal procedure resembling the Roman Inquisition.

Noun

inquisitorialism (uncountable)

  1. A system of criminal procedure resembling the Roman Inquisition.

Origin of inquisitorialism

From inquisitorial + -ism.

Questions about inquisitorialism

What does inquisitorialism mean?
Inquisitorialism means a system of criminal procedure resembling the Roman Inquisition.
What part of speech is inquisitorialism?
Inquisitorialism is a noun.

Words near inquisitorialism in the dictionary

  1. inquisitiveness
  2. inquisitor
  3. inquisitorial
  4. inquisitorial system
  5. inquisitorial systems
  6. inquisitorialism
  7. inquisitorially
  8. inquisitorialness
  9. inquisitorious
  10. inquisitors
  11. inquisitorship

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