Meaning | formal systematic questioning. |
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Synonyms | interrogation, examination |
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Narrower | catechism | A series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views |
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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 |
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Spanish | interrogatorio |
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Catalan | interrogatori |
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