INTERROG'ATORY, noun A question or inquiry. In law, a particular question to a witness, who is to answer it under the solemnities of an oath. This may be in open court or before commissioners. INTERROG'ATORY, adjective Containing a question; expressing a question; as an interrogatory sentence.
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