interrogation
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5.1
- noun
- /ˌɪntəˈrɒɡeɪʃən/
- Formal
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interrogatorio
- After the lengthy interrogation, the suspect finally revealed important details.
- a police interrogation
- interrogation techniques
- detention and interrogation
Two weeks prior to going to California, I took a class called Interrogation and surveillance.
- Two weeks prior to going to California, I took a class called Interrogation and surveillance.
- I'm going to ask you questions and you're going to answer that just like an interrogation, just like that.
- OK, the interrogation probably went too far.
- This is how dialogues happen versus an interrogation.
- The two people referred to in the press as Mitchell and Jessen, who did the interrogation program were contractors.
- Now, you might be wondering, was she given her Miranda rights before this interrogation?
- And so, you know, again, she is making her own, as we say, silent inquiries without an interrogation, without hope of answer.
- And there were three tapes of him and then two interrogation tapes and one with a psychologist at the time.
- And you know, this is like you hear sometimes how interrogators will get somebody in a interrogation room and hot box them.
- They should have sent agents to his house and had him in cuffs immediately and then had him in an interrogation room and said, who did you talk to about this?
- How did you get access to the interrogation again?
- It's really not that It's interrogations is much more about conversations.
Examples
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But average people don't understand how stressful a police interrogation can be, he says.
Academic text (1999) -
During the interrogation, the detective asked questions to uncover the truth.
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OK, the interrogation probably went too far.
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Remember this is not an interrogation or a trial.
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I'm afraid the interrogation will last more than a night.
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Mr. Dancer, you will continue your interrogation without comment.
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You have the right to an attorney to be present during your interrogation.
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Police officers led J.D. out of the interrogation room, down the hallway.
Fiction book (1991) -
Investigators subjected applicants to severe interrogation, with questions even more numerous and detailed than in the past.
Academic text (1998) -
American officials have used enhanced interrogation techniques on a total of 28 detainees.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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3.9
An act of asking questions to get information
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2.9
Formal questioning of a person in an official or academic setting
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3.2
A time when someone asks questions to find information
Asking someone many questions to get information or make sure they understand
Compounds
- Offensive
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9.2
Harsh or violent questioning by government officials that is like torture
- Offensive
Questioning someone for a long time to cause stress or force answers
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
interrogation = interrogate (transparent) = interrogate + ation
Formed by a straightforward noun derivation from the verb 'interrogate' (action/result), so the meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Interrogation comes from the Latin parts inter- 'between' and rogare 'to ask'. Think of it as a careful 'asking' — a set of questions, often official, used to get information.