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Interrogatory

A formal question submitted to opposing party to answer, generally governed by court rule.

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📖 Definitions of "Interrogatory"

noun

1
A formal question submitted to opposing party to answer, generally governed by court rule.
2
A question; an interrogation.

adjective

1
Serving to interrogate; questioning.
"An interrogatory glance."

🔄 Synonyms of "Interrogatory"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
askingnoun	The act or process of posing a question or making a request.
interrogativenoun	(grammar) Asking or denoting a question.

↔️ Antonyms of "Interrogatory"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
declarativenoun	(grammar, of a verb, sentence, or mood) Expressing truth.
declaratory	Serving to declare or explain

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Interrogatory"

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Word	Definition
askingnoun	The act or process of posing a question or making a request.
interrogativenoun	(grammar) A word (pronoun, pronominal adjective, or adverb) implying interrogation, or used for asking a question: why, who, when, etc.
requestnoun	A formal message requesting something.
interrogationnoun	The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.
enquirynoun	British form of inquiry. [The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.]
questioningnoun	The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
applicationnoun	(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
intelligencenoun	(chiefly uncountable) The capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to comprehend and learn; the ability to process sentient experience to generate true beliefs with a justified degree of confidence.
rfinoun	(countable, business) Initialism of request for information.
inquiriesnoun	The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
question of lawnoun	(law) An issue to be decided by the judge, concerning the application or interpretation of the law.
subpoenanoun	(law) A writ (“written order”) requiring someone to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony (a subpoena ad testificandum) or to produce evidence (subpoena duces tecum), in default of which the person may be punished.
direct examinationnoun	(law) In a legal trial, the questioning of a witness by the attorney for the party who has called the witness to testify.
objectionnoun	A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).
writ of inquirynoun	(law) A writ issued in certain actions at law, where the defendant has suffered judgment to pass against him by default, in order to ascertain and assess the plaintiff's damages, where they cannot readily be ascertained by mere calculation.
interlocutornoun	A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation: a locutive partner.
letters rogatorynoun	(law) A formal request from a court to a foreign court for some type of judicial assistance.
querelanoun	(law) A complaint preferred in a court.
rulenoun	A regulation, law, guideline.
court ordernoun	(law) A legally binding directive issued by a judge or authorized judicial officer that requires an individual or an entity to fulfill or perform specific actions or refrain from certain behaviors.