a written request or question from one party in a legal dispute that must be answered by the other party. An interrogatory is now usually called a request for further information.
When interrogatories are servedabroad, differentproceduresapply.
Synonyms and related words
Requests and demands
demand
request
appeal
Synonyms and related words
Miscellaneous legal terms
abatable
accession
accrual
interrogatory
noun countable legal
US /ˌɪntərˈɑɡətɔri/
Word Forms
singular
interrogatory
plural
interrogatories
DEFINITIONS1
1
a written request or question from one party in a legal dispute that must be answered by the other party. An interrogatory is now usually called a request for further information.
When interrogatories are servedabroad, differentproceduresapply.