interrogatory

American  

[in-tuh-rog-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˌɪn təˈrɒg əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

1. conveying or expressing a question; interrogative.

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noun

plural

interrogatories

1. a question; inquiry.

2. Law. a formal or written question.

interrogatory British  

/ -trɪ, ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətərɪ /

adjective

1. expressing or involving a question

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noun

1. a question or interrogation

Other Word Forms

• interrogatorily
  adverb
• uninterrogatory
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of interrogatory

From the Late Latin word interrogātōrius, dating back to 1525–35. See interrogate, -tory ¹

Example Sentences

Interrogatory or explanation, it matters not," said Pontcalec, "the thing is too serious to argue about words.

From The Regent's Daughter by Dumas père, Alexandre

To the eighth Interrogatory this deponent Saith that he remembers That another Schooner was brought to by the peggy some short time before the schooner was brought to out of which Capn.

From Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents by Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin)

To the Tenth Interrogatory this deponent Saith that he shall not gain or loose by the event of the suit any other wise than by reason of the near relationship he stands in to Capn.

From Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents by Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin)

Or, if we use the Interrogatory Analysis Method we could proceed thus: 1.

From Assimilative Memory or, How to Attend and Never Forget by Loisette, A. (Alphonse)

Interrogatory to be ministered unto such as are to be examined in her Majesty's name, by virtue of her Highness's commission for causes ecclesiastical.

From Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries by Stone, J. M. (Jean Mary)