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interrogatories

British  
/ ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətərɪz, -trɪz /

plural noun

  1. law written questions asked by one party to a suit, to which the other party has to give written answers under oath

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Over five weeks, the CID demands answers to multiple complex interrogatories and IH testimony on extraordinarily broad topics for which no witness could responsibly be prepared to provide complete and accurate testimony.

From The Verge ● Aug. 16, 2022

“The nature and large number of proposed interrogatories represents a stark departure from previous inquests,” the motion says.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2021

Monroe offered to sit for a deposition and ultimately submitted answers to written interrogatories.

From Reuters ● Jul. 9, 2020

“Secretary Clinton answered the interrogatories to the best of her knowledge in good faith, and her answers are consistent with the voluminous public record,” the attorneys said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 27, 2016

These were the questions that now addressed themselves to her, making her utterly incapable of hearing the continued string of musical interrogatories which went on beside her.

From The Widow Barnaby Vol. III (of 3) by Frances Eleanor Trollope

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