interrogation

The definition of an interrogation is a verbal questioning of someone.

(noun)

When the police ask someone a series of tough questions to determine if he robbed a store, this is an example of an interrogation.

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See interrogation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. an interrogating or being interrogated; examination
  2. a question
  3. Now Rare interrogation mark

Origin: ME interrogacion < MFr interrogation < L interrogatio

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