interrogatoire

Definitions of interrogatoire
  1. noun
    formal systematic questioning
    synonyms: interrogation
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    type of:
    interrogation
    a request for information
  2. noun
    (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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    type of:
    interrogation
    formal systematic questioning
  3. noun
    a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
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    phrase
    a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
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