INTERPELLATE

[in.ter.pel.late] vt -lat.ed ; -lat.ing [L interpellatus, pp. of interpellare to interrupt, fr. inter- + -pellare (fr. pellere to drive)--more at felt] (1874): to question (as a foreign minister) formally concerning an official action or policy or personal conduct -- in.ter.pel.la.tion n -- in.ter.pel.la.tor n