"interrogatory" meaning in English

See interrogatory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪntəˈɹɑɡəˌtɔɹi/ [US], /ˌɪntəˈɹɒɡətəɹi/ [UK], /ˌɪntəˈɹɒɡətɹi/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-interrogatory.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more interrogatory [comparative], most interrogatory [superlative]
Etymology: Late Latin; equivalent to interrogate + -ory (“pertaining to”), or more distantly inter- + rogatory. Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|-}} Late Latin, {{m|en|interrogate}} interrogate, {{m|en|-ory||pertaining to}} -ory (“pertaining to”), {{m|en|inter-}} inter-, {{m|en|rogatory}} rogatory Head templates: {{en-adj}} interrogatory (comparative more interrogatory, superlative most interrogatory)
  1. Serving to interrogate; questioning.
    Sense id: en-interrogatory-en-adj-Jxfhh3BA

Noun

IPA: /ˌɪntəˈɹɑɡəˌtɔɹi/ [US], /ˌɪntəˈɹɒɡətəɹi/ [UK], /ˌɪntəˈɹɒɡətɹi/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-interrogatory.wav [Southern-England] Forms: interrogatories [plural]
Etymology: Late Latin; equivalent to interrogate + -ory (“pertaining to”), or more distantly inter- + rogatory. Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|-}} Late Latin, {{m|en|interrogate}} interrogate, {{m|en|-ory||pertaining to}} -ory (“pertaining to”), {{m|en|inter-}} inter-, {{m|en|rogatory}} rogatory Head templates: {{en-noun}} interrogatory (plural interrogatories)
  1. (law) A formal question submitted to opposing party to answer, generally governed by court rule. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-interrogatory-en-noun-HdyvrHTj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 75 2 Topics: law
  2. A question; an interrogation.
    Sense id: en-interrogatory-en-noun-BJu9~TQB

Inflected forms

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