interrogatories
Discovery written questions
Interrogatories are formal written questions submitted to an opposing party in a lawsuit, which must be answered under oath.
They're a standard discovery tool in civil litigation, used to gather facts before trial: The defendant's attorneys sent interrogatories asking about the plaintiff's medical history.
The singular interrogatory occasionally appears but the plural dominates legal usage.
Formal pretrial questioning
- subpoenasLegal orders requiring appearance
- admissionsActs of letting in
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- pretrialBefore case adjudication
litigation · evidence · discovery process · propounding · objections · relevance · privilege · scope
Answers or reactions
- answersReactions to queries
- objectionsExpressions of disapproval
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
- verificationProving something accurate
signature · oath · sworn · service · time limits · extensions · boilerplate · limitations
Organized social gatherings
- witnessesThose who observe events
- factsVerifiable pieces of truth
- documentsFormal written records
- damagesCompensation for injury
contentions · expert opinions · insurance · assets · employment history · medical history · timeline · communications
depositions
Formal pretrial questioning
- subpoenasLegal orders requiring appearance
- admissionsActs of letting in
- disclosureAct of revealing information
pretrial · litigation · evidence · discovery process · propounding · objections · relevance · privilege · scope · sanctions
responses
Answers or reactions
- answersReactions to queries
- objectionsExpressions of disapproval
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
verification · signature · oath · sworn · service · time limits · extensions · boilerplate · limitations · overburden
parties
Organized social gatherings
damages · contentions · expert opinions · insurance · assets · employment history · medical history · timeline · communications · relationships
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
- court proceedingstrial, arraignment, verdict, hearing, testimony
- legal skillslegal research, legal writing, legal reasoning, legal analysis, legal ethics
- civil procedurecomplaint, complaints, answer, answers, pleadings
- court filingscomplaint, motion to dismiss, counterclaim, pleading, cross-claim
- court proceduresbail hearings, civil procedure, bench trials, criminal procedure, jury instructions
interrogatoriesdepositions
Formal pretrial questioning
oral testimony · oral examination · courtroom testimony · cross-examination
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