Accusatorial

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Accusatorial \Ac*cu`sa*to"ri*al\, a.
     Accusatory.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  accusatorial
       adj : 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 [ant: {inquisitorial}]