n. ~ A question submitted in writing to an opposing party in a lawsuit. Notes:  Interrogatories take place as part of discovery. They are answered under oath and may be used as evidence at trial.

A list of written questions about any nonprivileged matter that is relevant to claims and defenses at issue in the litigation submitted by one party (the plaintiff or the defendant) to the other p [..]

"containing or expressing a question," 1570s, from Late Latin interrogatorius "consisting of questions," from past participle stem of Latin interrogare "to ask, question, inqu [..]

n. A question or inquiry.

pl: -ries : a written question required by law to be answered under the direction of a court ;esp : a written question directed by one party to another regarding information that is within the scope . [..]

A request from a party in a Commission proceeding to another party for supplementary information or clarification.

(n) formal systematic questioning(adj) relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation

A written question on a relevant issue, submitted by one of the parties in a civil proceeding to the other before the trial, requiring a written response. Interrogatories are part of the discovery pro [..]

Literally a question, but usually refers to the right of …