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inquisitorial system

legal system where the court (or a part) is actively involved in investigating the facts of the case, as opposed to an adversarial system where the role of the court is primarily that of an impartial referee between the prosecution and the defense
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inquisitorial system

Summary

inquisitorial system has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • inquisitorial system is a type of court proceeding[2].
  • inquisitorial system's said to be the same as is recorded as Q2015870[3].
  • inquisitorial system is the opposite of Q2515901[4].
  • inquisitorial system comprises Inquisition process[5].
  • inquisitorial system's facet of is recorded as criminal procedure[6].
  • inquisitorial system's different from is recorded as adversarial system[7].
  • inquisitorial system's different from is recorded as Inquisition[8].
  • inquisitorial system's different from is recorded as inquisitorial system (historical)[9].

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Definition and Type

inquisitorial system is a type of court proceeding[2]. It is the opposite of Q2515901[4].

Use and Application

inquisitorial system comprises Inquisition process[5].

Why It Matters

inquisitorial system has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1jQcup
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  2. 8w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Has part(s) → Inquisition process
    Subclass of → court proceeding
    Facet of → criminal procedure
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007548591305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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