accusatorilyadv.
/əˈkjuːzət(ə)rᵻli/, U.S. /əˈkjuzəˌtɔrəli/ΘΚΠ
society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > [adverb] > in manner or by means of accuser
accusatorially1837
accusatorily1837
1837 Penny Mag. 24 June 240/1 The Fehm-tribunals had three different modes of procedure—namely, seizing the criminal in the fact, proceeding against him inquisitorially or accusatorily.
2. = accusatorially adv. 2.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > [adverb]
accusingly1580
accusatively1801
blamingly1832
condemnatorily1876
accusatorially1907
accusatorily1922
1922 Washington Post 6 May 17/7 He talked urgently, accusatorily and hurriedly of the incidents.
1975 Wall St. Jrnl. 2 Oct. 24/3 Not inquiring accusatorily..about an unscheduled absence.
2011 K. Sullivan Inner Lives of Medieval Inquisitors 29 Jean-Paul Laurens' 1887 painting L'Agitateur du Languedoc, in which the defiant Friar Minor points accusatorily at his judges.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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