interrogation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
    interrogative; question; interrogative sentence.
    • he asked a direct question
    • he had trouble phrasing his interrogations
  2. noun a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder
  3. noun formal systematic questioning
    examination; interrogatory.
  4. noun an instance of questioning
    enquiry; inquiry; question; query.
    • there was a question about my training
    • we made inquiries of all those who were present

WordNet

In*ter`ro*ga"tion noun
Etymology
L. interrogatio: cf. F. interrogation.
Definitions
  1. The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.
  2. A question put; an inquiry.
  3. 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. usu. question mark. ✍ In works printed in the Spanish language this mark is not only placed at the end of an interrogative sentence, but is also placed, inverted [as thus (&iques;)], at the beginning.

Webster 1913