inquisitor's
Belonging to examiner
The possessive form of inquisitor—one who conducts rigorous questioning or investigation.
An inquisitor's methods may be harsh or probing.
The word carries overtones of the Spanish Inquisition, suggesting interrogation that is relentless, potentially coercive, or designed to root out heresy: The inquisitor's gaze made her feel like a suspect.
Judicial decision-making body
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- auto-da-féInquisition execution ritual
excommunication · penance · testimony · accusation · verdict · Torquemada · Dominican · canonical
Seeking answers through inquiry
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- probeThorough examination or tool
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
interrogation · deposition · methods · techniques · persistence · relentlessness · thoroughness · suspicion
Fixed, intent look
- stareProlonged fixed gaze
- demeanorOutward manner, conduct
- intensityStrength or force level
- coldnessLow temperature state
penetrating · unblinking · calculating · merciless · severe · implacable · stern · piercing
tribunal
Judicial decision-making body
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
auto-da-fé · excommunication · penance · testimony · accusation · verdict · Torquemada · Dominican · canonical · ecclesiastical
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- probeThorough examination or tool
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
cross-examination · interrogation · deposition · methods · techniques · persistence · relentlessness · thoroughness · suspicion · evidence
gaze
Fixed, intent look
coldness · penetrating · unblinking · calculating · merciless · severe · implacable · stern · piercing · unflinching
Warhammer
Miniature wargaming franchise
acolyte · puritan · radical · sanctioned · daemon · xenos · codex · malleus · throne · service
inquisitor'saccused's
Belonging to charged party
defendant's · suspect's · prisoner's · victim's · respondent's
inquisitor'sdefender's
Belonging to a guardian
protector's · champion's · counsel's · ally's · skeptic's
- Grand InquisitorHead of religious tribunal