interrogatory
Formal written questions
Interrogatory functions as both adjective and noun, always relating to questions or questioning.
As an adjective, it describes something that conveys or implies a question: She gave him an interrogatory look.
The noun use is primarily legal, referring to formal written questions that one party in a lawsuit sends to another, requiring answers under oath.
These interrogatories are a standard tool in pretrial discovery, used to gather facts before trial.
Request for information
- queryRequest for information
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- probeThorough examination or tool
- inquisitionSustained, probing investigation
grilling · cross-questioning · interview · debriefing · inquiry · scrutiny · investigation · fact-finding
Formal testimony under oath
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- discoveryAct of finding something
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
witness · affidavit · objection · admissible · evidence · plaintiff · defendant · hearsay
Request for information
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- punctuationWritten clarity symbols
- clauseProvision in agreement
phrasing · rhetoric · intonation · inflection · declarative · exclamatory · imperative · yes-no
inquiry
Request for information
- queryRequest for information
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- probeThorough examination or tool
inquisition · grilling · cross-questioning · interview · debriefing · inquiry · scrutiny · investigation · fact-finding · clarification
deposition
Formal testimony under oath
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- discoveryAct of finding something
testimony · witness · affidavit · objection · admissible · evidence · plaintiff · defendant · hearsay · perjury
question
Request for information
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- punctuationWritten clarity symbols
clause · phrasing · rhetoric · intonation · inflection · declarative · exclamatory · imperative · yes-no · indirect
- legal systemattorney, landmark cases, criminal cases, lawyers, legal precedents
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
- court proceedingstrial, arraignment, verdict, hearing, testimony
- evidenceevidence, evidence bag, circumstantial evidence, proof, admissible
- court recordscourt documents, court transcripts, court records, court cases, court record
interrogatorydeclarative
Stating rather than asking
declaratory · assertive · affirmative · indicative · statement
interrogatoryconversational
Relating to informal dialogue
casual · chatty · informal · offhand · undemanding