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inquisitorial justice  

Definition

  • justice of the past in which secret accusations and torture were employed to identify and convict those suspected of wrongdoing. [Source: The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice; Inquisitorial Justice]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-D188HNP7-L

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