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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词条贡献者

资深译员姚坚，国际知名语言学院法律翻译专业，擅长翻译各类与主权诉讼，仲裁及债务解决相关的法律文件。