interrogation
interrogation
Definition
in·ter·ro·ga·tion (in ter′ə gā′s̸hən)
noun
- an interrogating or being interrogated; examination
- a question
- Now Rare interrogation mark
Etymology: ME interrogacion < MFr interrogation < L interrogatio
interrogation
Synonyms
interrogation
Law Definition
n
The detailed questioning of
a suspect by the police or other law-enforcement authorities.
interrogation
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- suspect: Only by constant interrogation of the suspects will you fill in the gaps left in the ' jigsaw ' of clues.
- prisoner: They were also involved with the search for documents and interrogation of prisoners.
- database: Some very interesting facts can be uncovered through interrogation of the database.
Converse of object
- undergo: She is arrested and taken to the police station where she has to undergo various interrogations.
- conduct: Review Discussions: having a chat or conducting an interrogation?
- face: We pray for all who face interrogation, even with torture.
- allow: Once indexed, searching is very fast, allowing interactive interrogation of the text.
Adjective modifier
- intense: The Secret Police broke prisoners down by intense interrogation.
- critical: Liquid Metal brings together a number of seminal essays that have opened up the study of science fiction with serious critical interrogation.
- remote: Remote interrogation of system is available via modem link.
- subsequent: The more serious allegations which the Committee were able to investigate relate to the subsequent interrogation in depth of 11 individuals.
- scientific: This module is concerned with a social scientific interrogation of these changes and debates.
Modifies a noun
- technique: Reports of interrogation techniques used in Iraq Abu Ghraib prison bear a striking similarity.
- room: In the interrogation room, Jack is fired up trying to get Jonah to talk.
- scene: Both are admirable successes; notably with the interrogation scene.
- center: There were initial plans for six camps, one for each War Office command, plus two interrogation centers.
- method: The group said in a statement that the interrogation methods included breaking the toes of prisoners.
Noun used with modifier
- Gestapo: The play, in one act, followed by an epilog, is primarily set in a Gestapo interrogation room in Paris in 1943.
- quantum: The effect of finite efficiency for the quantum interrogation is delineated for the various schemes.
- police: The police interrogation case is only a specific example of a more general rule.
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