INTERROGATORY
Dictionary entry overview: What does interrogatory mean?
• INTERROGATORY (noun)
The noun INTERROGATORY has 1 sense:
1. formal systematic questioning
Familiarity information: INTERROGATORY used as a noun is very rare.
• INTERROGATORY (adjective)
The adjective INTERROGATORY has 1 sense:
1. relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation
Familiarity information: INTERROGATORY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INTERROGATORY (noun)
Meaning:
Formal systematic questioning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
interrogatory; examination; interrogation
Hypernyms ("interrogatory" is a kind of...):
inquiring; questioning (a request for information)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interrogatory"):
catechism (a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views)
deposition ((law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office)
inquisition (a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals))
third degree (interrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confession)
cross-examination ((law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination)
direct examination ((law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness)
redirect examination; reexamination ((law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination)
interview (the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists)
debriefing (report of a mission or task)
• INTERROGATORY (adjective)
Meaning:
Relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation
Synonyms:
asking; interrogatory; interrogative
Antonym:
declaratory (relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration)
