Interrogatory vs Scrutiny - What's the difference?
interrogatory | scrutiny | Related terms |
(legal) A formal question submitted to opposing party to answer, generally governed by court rule.
* 2013 , James J. Gross, It's Splitsville: Surviving Your Divorce (page 240)
A question; an interrogation.
Intense study of someone or something.
* Milton
Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.
(obsolete, rare) To scrutinize.
Interrogatory is a related term of scrutiny.
As nouns the difference between interrogatory and scrutiny
is that interrogatory is (legal) a formal question submitted to opposing party to answer, generally governed by court rule while scrutiny is intense study of someone or something.As an adjective interrogatory
is serving to interrogate; questioning.As a verb scrutiny is
(obsolete|rare) to scrutinize.interrogatory
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Noun
(interrogatories)- (Macaulay)
- 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.
References
*scrutiny
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Alternative forms
* (l)Noun
(scrutinies)- Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view / And narrower scrutiny .