Accusatorial — accusatorial antonyms, definition

1. accusatorial (Adjective)

1 antonym
inquisitorial
1 definition

accusatorial (Adjective) — 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. ex. "Consider the accusatorial system, which is generally thought by anthropologists to be the first substitute for private vengeance"