accusatorial
adjective
ac·cus·a·to·ri·al
ə-ˌkyü-zə-ˈtōr-ē-əl
: of, relating to, or being a form of criminal prosecution in which a person is accused of a crime and is tried in public by a judge who is not also the prosecutor compare adversary, inquisitorial
accusatorially
adverb
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“Accusatorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Legal Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/legal/accusatorial. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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