Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Interrogation has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
"he asked a direct question"
"he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"
a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder
"The radar technician adjusted the frequency to initiate an interrogation, which caused the aircraft's transponder to reply with its altitude data."
formal systematic questioning
"The suspect sat silently throughout his lengthy interrogation, refusing to answer any of the officers' detailed questions about the crime scene."
an instance of questioning
"there was a question about my training"
"we made inquiries of all those who were present"
The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.
"The security guard subjected every visitor to a brief interrogation about their business before granting them entry to the building."