interrogatories

/ ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətərɪz; -trɪz /

plural noun

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

I have already told your Excellency that he does not belong to my party, and shall answer no more interrogatories on that subject.

When the ceremonies were gone through in a regular way, the interrogatories were truly answered.

The preliminary interrogatories concluded, he was sent for a more rigid examination to the fortress of Kiow.

I was accosted with many interrogatories, to which I gave little answer, but complained of the hurt in my leg.

The natives, in attempting to answer my interrogatories, only perplexed me more and more.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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