Inquisitorial vs Investigate - What's the difference?
inquisitorial | investigate |
of or pertaining to an inquisition, specifically the Inquisition
in a manner of inquisition or inquisitors
* 1919 , :
(legal) describing a trial system in which the prosecutor also acts as judge
To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.
To conduct an inquiry or examination.
* 1903 , , "The Shadow and the Flash,"
As an adjective inquisitorial
is of or pertaining to an inquisition, specifically the inquisition.As a verb investigate is
to inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.inquisitorial
English
(Inquisitorial system)Adjective
(en adjective)- Those few who by some luck happen to escape the madness of social hypnotization are afraid to give expression to their thoughts, because they are terrorized by the inquisitorial intolerance of crazed mobs and frenzied nations.
See also
* (legal) procuratorinvestigate
English
Verb
(investigat)- to investigate the causes of natural phenomena
- to investigate an unsolved murder
- "Why don't you investigate'?" he demanded. And ' investigate I did.