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interrogation

noun

  1. interviewing employed by law enforcement officers, military personnel, and intelligence agencies with the goal of eliciting useful information
  2. question closely
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Pronunciation: /ɪnˌteɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English interrogacion, from Old French interrogacion, from Latin interrogātiō, from interrogō, from inter- (“between; among”) + rogō (“to ask; to request”). Equivalent to inter- + rogation or interrogate + -ion.

  1. The act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry.

    There is no interrogation in his eyes / Or in the hands, quiet over the horse's neck, / And the eyes watchful, waiting, perceiving, indifferent.

    As an isolating language Belter Creole is rich in particles. Particles are used to indicate both negation and interrogation: na is the negative particle and it is placed before the verb

  2. A question put; an inquiry.
  3. A question mark.