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challenge
questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
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enquiry, inquiry, interrogation, query, question
an instance of questioning
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examination, interrogation, interrogatory
formal systematic questioning
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catechism
a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
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deposition
(law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office
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inquisition
a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
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third degree
interrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confession
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cross-examination
(law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination
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direct examination
(law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
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redirect examination, reexamination
(law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination
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interview
the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
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debriefing
report of a mission or task
