What does interrogatory mean?
Definitions for interrogatory
ˌɪn təˈrɒg əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr iin·ter·roga·to·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
interrogation, examination, interrogatoryadjective
formal systematic questioning
interrogative, interrogatoryadjective
relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation
Wiktionary
interrogatorynoun
A formal question submitted to opposing party to answer, generally governed by court rule.
interrogatorynoun
A question; an interrogation.
interrogatoryadjective
Serving to interrogate; questioning.
an interrogatory glance
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Interrogatoryadjective
Containing a question; expressing a question.
Interrogatorynoun
A question; an enquiry.
Etymology: interrogatoire, French.
He with no more civility, though with much more business than those under-fellows had shewed, began in captious manner to put interrogatories unto him. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
Nor time, nor place,
Will serve long interrogatories. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.What earthly name to interrogatories
Can task the free breath of a sacred king. William Shakespeare.The examination was summed up with one question,
Whether he was prepared for death? The boy was frighted out of his wits by the last dreadful interrogatory. Addison.
Wikipedia
interrogatory
In law, interrogatories (also known as requests for further information) are a formal set of written questions propounded by one litigant and required to be answered by an adversary in order to clarify matters of fact and help to determine in advance what facts will be presented at any trial in the case.
Webster Dictionary
Interrogatorynoun
a formal question or inquiry; esp. (Law), a question asked in writing
Interrogatoryadjective
containing, expressing, or implying a question; as, an interrogatory sentence
Etymology: [L. interrogatorius.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of interrogatory in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of interrogatory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of interrogatory in a Sentence
Interrogatory torture is routine in run of the mill cases, so I would expect there's an extremely high likelihood of that in this case, where Haiti National Police are under a lot of pressure.
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