in·ter·rog·a·to·ry

[in-tuh-rog-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] adjective, noun, plural in·ter·rog·a·to·ries.
adjective
1.
conveying or expressing a question; interrogative.
noun
2.
a question; inquiry.
3.
Law. a formal or written question.

Origin:
1525–35; < Late Latin interrogātōrius. See interrogate, -tory1

in·ter·rog·a·to·ri·ly [in-tuh-rog-uh-tawr-uh-lee, -tohr-, -rog-uh-tawr-, -tohr-] , adverb
un·in·ter·rog·a·to·ry, adjective
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interrogatory (ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətərɪ, -trɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  expressing or involving a question
 
n , -tories
2.  a question or interrogation
 
inter'rogatorily
 
adv

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Example sentences
The first interrogatory in appellant's third set of discovery requests seeks a
  list of all vehicles that could possibly.
Check the box next to each interrogatory you want the answering party to answer.
The count threatened the martyrs in a second and a third interrogatory.
Each interrogatory in a set shall be separately set forth and identified by
  number or letter.
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