interrogation

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interrogation
n. act of questioning, investigation, inquiry, examination through questions

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Interrogation
Interrogation (also called questioning) is interviewing as commonly employed by law enforcement officersmilitary personnel, and intelligence agencies with the goal of eliciting useful information. Interrogation may involve a diverse array of techniques, ranging from developing a rapport with the subject, to outright torture.

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interrogation

Noun
1. a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"
(synonym) question, interrogative, interrogative sentence
(hypernym) sentence
(hyponym) cross-question
(derivation) interrogate, question
2. a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder
(hypernym) transmission
(derivation) interrogate
3. formal systematic questioning
(synonym) examination, interrogatory
(hypernym) questioning, inquiring
(hyponym) catechism
(derivation) interrogate, question
4. an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"
(synonym) question, inquiry, enquiry, query
(hypernym) questioning, inquiring
(derivation) interrogate, question


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interrogation
nf. interrogation, question; search, test

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interrogation
n. výslech