interrogatory
noun/ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətri/
/ˌɪntəˈrɑːɡətri/
(plural interrogatories)
(law)- a written question, asked by one party in a legal case, that must be answered by the other partyTopics Law and justicec2Word Originmid 16th cent.: the noun from medieval Latin interrogatoria, plural of interrogatorium; the adjective from late Latin interrogatorius, based on Latin interrogare, from inter- ‘between’ + rogare ‘ask’.
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