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Interrogatory vs Examination - What's the difference?

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Interrogatory is a related term of examination.


As nouns the difference between interrogatory and examination

is that interrogatory is (legal) a formal question submitted to opposing party to answer, generally governed by court rule while examination is the act of examining.

As an adjective interrogatory

is serving to interrogate; questioning.

interrogatory

English

Noun

(interrogatories)
  • (legal) A formal question submitted to opposing party to answer, generally governed by court rule.
    • (Macaulay)
  • * 2013 , James J. Gross, It's Splitsville: Surviving Your Divorce (page 240)
    • If those attempts are unsuccessful, the attorney requesting the interrogatories may file a motion for sanctions with the court. The sanctions range from attorney fees to prohibiting the nonanswering party from presenting or defending claims.
  • A question; an interrogation.

    • References

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Serving to interrogate; questioning.
    • an interrogatory glance

    examination

    English

    (wikipedia examination)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of examining.
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    • , title= Welcome to the plastisphere , passage=[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […].}}
  • Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
  • A formal test involving answering written or oral questions with no or limited access to text books or the like.

    • Derived terms

    * * bar examination * clinical examination * cross-examination * cross examination * direct examination * exam * examination-in-chief * final examination * physical examination * re-examination * self-examination

    Related terms

    * examine