Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of questioning; examination by questions.
- n. A question put; an inquiry.
- n. Any proposition doubted or called in question in the disputations with which, during the prevalence of scholasticism, boys were exercised in the schools.
- n. See interrogation-point.
- n. Synonyms Query, Inquiry, etc. See question, n.
Wiktionary
- n. The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.
- n. A question put; an inquiry.
- n. A point, mark, or sign, thus ?, indicating that the sentence with which it is connected is a question. It is used to express doubt, or to mark a query. Called also interrogation point.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act or process of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; an instance of interrogating; inquiry.
- n. A question put; an inquiry.
- n. A point, mark, or sign, thus [?], indicating that the sentence with which it is connected is a question. It is used to express doubt, or to mark a query. Usually called a
question mark ; called alsointerrogation point .
WordNet 3.0
- n. a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder
- n. formal systematic questioning
- n. an instance of questioning
- n. a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
Examples
“The problem, many have said, is that the word interrogation can be a misnomer, since it rarely plays a significant role in the fact-finding part of a police investigation.”
“As I stated to the Associated Press, "We're not talking about being threatened to death in interrogation with drills to their head, we're talking about run-of-the-mill detention conditions that when seen as a whole create a very troubling pattern.”
“In a U.S. federal court, testimony derived from a coercive interrogation is not admissible.”
The Huffington Post: Daphne Eviatar: Liz Cheney & Co. Have Little Faith in U.S. Law
“Expect to view actual examples of how wartime interrogation is done and taught to Intelligence officers.”
“What we call enhanced interrogation is just warming up for the Paks.”
Mullah Abdul Ghani Barader Interrogation - So, They Used Rendition on Barader? | RedState
“CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Disbarment of lawyers involved in interrogation policies sought « - Blogs from CNN. com”
Disbarment of lawyers involved in interrogation policies sought
“Disbarment of lawyers involved in interrogation policies sought”
“The basis for this whole interrogation is to determine if she has the extensive and extraordinary ability and sensibility to apply our laws to the issues brought before our Supreme Court, without malice or personal prejudice.”
Sotomayor: Judges have different task than what citizens expect
“However, despite detailing close contacts with his handler, the picture that emerges from Headley's interrogation is of a chaotic and complex relationship between the ISI and the militants, with the former not always fully aware of developments.”
The Guardian: Mumbai spy says he worked for terrorists ? then briefed Pakistan
“Obviously, interrogation is necessary often times to obtain information but there is no evidence that torture is necessary.”
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