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accusatorial

ac·cu·sa·torial

US/əˌkju.zəˈtɔɹ.i.əl/ uncommon

adjective

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

Origin

From Latin accūsātōrius + -al.

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