INTERROGATION


Meaning of INTERROGATION in English

n.

In criminal law , process of formally and systematically questioning a suspect in order to elicit incriminating responses.

The process is largely outside the governance of law, though in the U.S. relatively elaborate safeguards have been placed on police interrogatory powers in order to protect the rights of the accused .

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