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interrogatory

noun/ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətri/

C1CEFR level
62/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

A formal written question that an opposing party is required to answer on oath during proceedings.

The defendant's answers to the interrogatory revealed a crucial admission about the timing of delivery.

Topic: Court & advocacy in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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