interrogatory

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin; equivalent to interrogate +‎ -ory (“pertaining to”), or more distantly inter- +‎ rogatory. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌɪntəˈɹɑɡəˌtɔɹi/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɪntəˈɹɒɡətəɹi/, /ˌɪntəˈɹɒɡətɹi/ === Noun === interrogatory (plural interrogatories) (law) A formal question or set of questions submitted to opposing party to answer, generally governed by court rule. A question; an interrogation. ==== References ==== John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “interrogatory”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. === Adjective === interrogatory (comparative more interrogatory, superlative most interrogatory) Serving to interrogate; questioning. === Derived terms ===