inquisitor

inquisitor.

1. An officer who examines and inquires, such as a coroner or sheriff.

2. A person who inquires; esp., one who examines another in a harsh or hostile manner.

3. Hist. Eccles. law. An officer authorized to inquire into heresies; esp., an officer of the Spanish Inquisition.

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双语律师Jenna，国际知名法学院环境法专业，擅长翻译各类与环境、社会及管治 (ESG)相关的法律文件。