| ADJECTIVE | all | interrogatory, interrogative | relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation |
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| NOUN | communication | interrogatory, interrogation, examination | formal systematic questioning |
| Sounds | ihntehraa'gahtao.riy | |
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| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation. | |
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| Synonym | interrogative | |
| Opposite | declarative, declaratory, asserting | relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration |
| Spanish | interrogativo | |
| Verbs | interrogate | pose a series of questions to |
| Meaning | formal systematic questioning. | |
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| Synonyms | interrogation, examination | |
| Narrower | catechism | A series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views |
| 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 | |
| debriefing | Report of a mission or task | |
| deposition | (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness | |
| direct examination | (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness | |
| inquisition | A severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals) | |
| interview | The questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited) | |
| redirect examination, reexamination | (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination | |
| third degree | interrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confession | |
| Broader | questioning, inquiring | A request for information |
| Spanish | interrogatorio | |
| Catalan | interrogatori | |
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