ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷pəˈlāshən; ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin interpellation-, interpellatio, from interpellatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. obsolete : an act of interposing : intercession
2. : interruption
3. : the act of formally bringing into question (as in a European legislature) a ministerial policy or action
interpellation … is the particular method by which the deputies exercise their power of controlling and dismissing cabinets — Ernest Barker
4. Scots law : interception , prevention