Meanings
adjectiveaccusatorial (comparative more accusatorial, superlative most accusatorial)
comparative more accusatorial · superlative most accusatorial
- Containing or implying accusation.
- lawOf or pertaining to the system of a public trial in which the facts are ascertained by the judge or jury from evidence presented by the prosecution and the defence.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
adjectivespecifically 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
Opposite
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Origin
From Latin accūsātōrius + -al.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish akkusatorinen
- akkusatorinenOf or pertaining to the public trial system
French accusatoire
- accusatoireOf or pertaining to the public trial system
Romanian acuzatorial, acuzator
- acuzatorialContaining or implying accusation
- acuzatorContaining or implying accusation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with accusatorial
editorialmemorialtutorialequatorialterritorialjanitorialpictorialcombinatorialborealgubernatorialfactorialsenatorialdirectoriallorealdictatorialarmorialprosecutorialcuratorialcorporealimmemorialprofessorialarborealmultifactorialconspiratorial
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
accusatorial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accusatorial
MLA
“accusatorial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accusatorial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accusatorial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accusatorial.
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