What is the meaning of interrogation?

A sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply.
- usage: "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"
- synonyms: question, interrogative, interrogative sentence
A transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder.
Formal systematic questioning.
- synonyms: examination, interrogatory
An instance of questioning.
- usage: "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"
- synonyms: question, inquiry, enquiry, query

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