Accusatorial

//əˌkju.zəˈtɔɹ.i.əl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Containing or implying accusation.
  2. 2
    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.
Adjective
  1. 1
    specifically indicating a form of prosecution in which one is publicly accused of and tried for a crime and in which the judge is not also the prosecutor wordnet

Synonyms

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Etymology

From Latin accūsātōrius + -al.

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