Legal Definition and Related Resources of Interrogation
Meaning of Interrogation
Synonyms of Interrogation
noun
- catechization
- crossexamination
- examination
- exploration
- formal questioning
- grilling
- inquest
- inquiry
- inquisition
- inspection
- interrogatio
- investigation
- percontatio
- probe
- quaestio
- query
- questioning
- scrutiny
- search
- taking information
- Associated Concepts: grand jury inquiry
- interrogation of a party to an action
- interrogation of a witness
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Interrogation in Historical Law
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Interrogation in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of interrogation.
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See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Work
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- interrogation in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- interrogation in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
Interrogation in the National Security Context
A definition and brief description of Interrogation in relation to national security is as follows:A conversational process of information gathering. The intent of interrogation is to control an individual so that he or she will either willingly supply the requested information or, if someone is an unwilling participant in the process, to make the person submit to the demands for information. The latter can involve techniques of humiliation, intimidation, and fear. In more extreme cases, in some countries, physical pain is inflicted. Intifada Literally, shaking off, a term applied to the Palestinian uprising against Israel ™s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.
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