Definitions for: Interrogation


[n] an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"
[n] formal systematic questioning
[n] a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"
[n] a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder



Webster (1913) Definition: In*ter`ro*ga"tion, n. [L. interrogatio: cf. F.
interrogation.]
1. The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by
questions; inquiry.

2. A question put; an inquiry.

3. A point, mark, or sign, thus [?], indicating that the
sentence with which it is connected is a question. It is
used to express doubt, or to mark a query. Called also
interrogation point.



Note: In works printed in the Spanish language this mark is
not only placed at the end of an interrogative
sentence, but is also placed, inverted [as thus
([iques])], at the beginning.

Synonyms: enquiry, examination, inquiry, interrogative, interrogative sentence, query, question

Antonyms: answer

See Also: catechism, cross-examination, cross-question, debriefing, deposition, direct examination, inquiring, inquisition, interview, leading question, questioning, redirect examination, reexamination, sentence, third degree, transmission, yes-no question

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