/ ˌɪntəˈrɒgətri; NAmE -ˈrɑːg-/ adjective , noun
■ adjective
seeming to be asking a question or demanding an answer to sth :
an interrogatory stare
■ noun
( pl. -ies ) ( law ) a written question, asked by one party in a legal case, which must be answered by the other party
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: the noun from medieval Latin interrogatoria , plural of interrogatorium ; the adjective from late Latin interrogatorius , based on Latin interrogare , from inter- between + rogare ask.