Meaning

2 senses
  1. Containing or implying accusation.

  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.

More definitions
  • 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

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Latin accūsātōrius + -al.

From Latin accūsātōrius + -al.

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Forms

more accusatorial, most accusatorial
Comparativemore accusatorial Lesson
Superlativemost accusatorial Lesson

regular

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
accusatorial — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto