accusatorio

accusatory

adjective ahk-koo-zah-TOH-ryoh Rare

Usage Note

Accusatorio has a formal, legal register and describes a tone, manner, or system that levels accusations. In Italian law, sistema accusatorio denotes an adversarial legal system (as opposed to the inquisitorial sistema inquisitorio). In everyday use, tono accusatorio ('accusatory tone') is the most common collocation. Forms: accusatoria (f), accusatori (m pl), accusatorie (f pl).

Examples

"Il suo tono accusatorio ha sorpreso tutti."

Natural Translation

His accusatory tone surprised everyone.

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