单词 | accusatorially |
释义 | accusatoriallyadv. 1. Law. In an accusatorial (accusatorial adj. 2) manner. Contrasted with inquisitorially. rare. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > [adverb] > in manner or by means of accuser accusatorially1837 accusatorily1837 1837 T. Keightley Secret Societies Middle Ages 356 It was imperative that he should be proceeded against accusatorially. 1902 I. B. Richman Rhode Island I. iv. 108 The colony..was proceeding inquisitorially from the bench, and not accusatorially through some prosecutor. 2. In an accusatory manner; accusingly, reproachfully. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > [adverb] accusingly1580 accusatively1801 blamingly1832 condemnatorily1876 accusatorially1907 accusatorily1922 1907 Daily Mail 12 Dec. 6/5 ‘What a lovely frock!’ they exclaim enviously. ‘Why don't you wear things like that?’ ask the husbands a little accusatorially. 1953 K. O'Brien Flower of May 120 Patrice turned right round in his front seat to face the two girls accusatorially. 1999 P. Cornwall Black Notice (2000) 363 ‘You also said it was too dangerous for any of you to show up here,’ I said accusatorially. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1837 |
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