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Recent Examples of interrogatory
This might come in the form of a request for production of documents or things, a request for admissions, interrogatories or even a notice to take your deposition.
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Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 10 May 2023
The objection also said Alabama law restricts questions, or interrogatories, to 40 without the court’s permission to go beyond that limit.
—Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 20 Apr. 2023
In the district court, Clinton was ordered to respond to interrogatories.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 14 Apr. 2020
Along those lines, various persons in Williamson’s orbit could be forced to answer questions in depositions and through interrogatories.
—Michael McCann, SI.com, 22 Aug. 2019
During it, Brown and Taylor would be required to answer questions under oath, either in depositions (in-person answers) or interrogatories (written answers).
—Michael McCann, SI.com, 11 Sep. 2019
The result threw a spotlight on special interrogatories, a common feature in civil trials, according to veteran lawyers.
—Dan Hinkel, chicagotribune.com, 29 June 2018
This vetting will include interrogatories, a public hearing and an evidentiary hearing.
—Allan Vought, The Aegis, 28 June 2018
If strong enough to survive those first interrogatories, they will be interviewed by an asylum officer who will run a rough interview that emphasizes preventing fraud and often mistakenly determines that a person shouldn't receive asylum.
—Luis Mancheno, CBS News, 8 June 2018
Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 10 May 2023
The objection also said Alabama law restricts questions, or interrogatories, to 40 without the court’s permission to go beyond that limit.
—Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 20 Apr. 2023
In the district court, Clinton was ordered to respond to interrogatories.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 14 Apr. 2020
Along those lines, various persons in Williamson’s orbit could be forced to answer questions in depositions and through interrogatories.
—Michael McCann, SI.com, 22 Aug. 2019
During it, Brown and Taylor would be required to answer questions under oath, either in depositions (in-person answers) or interrogatories (written answers).
—Michael McCann, SI.com, 11 Sep. 2019
The result threw a spotlight on special interrogatories, a common feature in civil trials, according to veteran lawyers.
—Dan Hinkel, chicagotribune.com, 29 June 2018
This vetting will include interrogatories, a public hearing and an evidentiary hearing.
—Allan Vought, The Aegis, 28 June 2018
If strong enough to survive those first interrogatories, they will be interviewed by an asylum officer who will run a rough interview that emphasizes preventing fraud and often mistakenly determines that a person shouldn't receive asylum.
—Luis Mancheno, CBS News, 8 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogatory
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Though Hamas had long claimed that Shiri and the children died in an Israeli air strike, an Israeli forensic examination showed that the children were murdered with the bare hands of their captors and then mutilated in an attempt to blame Israelis for their deaths.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Feb. 2025
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The study, published in the journal BDJ Open, helped test CT as a method for future examinations, Betilsson explained.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Together, the research team suggests these two factors may be contributing to the ailments and immune dysfunction many astronauts experience on the job.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2025
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As a result, forensic research used that profile to find new investigative leads, per CBS News.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Ultimately, Il Giardino, like Radici, takes on the form of an inner narrative, an analysis, and a catharsis—an ongoing exploration of the self, without a definitive solution.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2025
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The three-part series follows the brave scientists pushing the boundaries of exploration and human endeavour in Earth’s coldest corners to understand the changes of ice and what this means for our planet’s future.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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This tragedy – that claimed the lives of 30 of those on board – launched an inquest probing how the hulking 64-cannon ship met such an shameful end.—
Sean Mowbray,
Discover Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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As part of the county’s investigation, the sheriff will hold coroner’s inquest where a local jury will look into the matter.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The new civil fraud probe's looking at UnitedHealth's practices for recording diagnoses that trigger extra payments to its Medicare Advantage plans, including at physician groups the insurance giant owns, the WSJ said.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Reports about the probe came two days after CNBC first reported that UnitedHealthcare is offering buyouts to employees and could pursue layoffs if resignation quotas aren’t met.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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Despite public pressure, including from the families of the roughly 1,200 people killed in the Oct. 7 attack and the 251 taken as hostages into Gaza, Netanyahu has resisted calls for a commission of inquiry.—
MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, WAFAA SHURAFA, NATALIE MELZER AND TIA GOLDENBERG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Netanyahu has resisted forming a commission of inquiry.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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The neighbors — a group of computer savants and vegan activists committed to the study of human cognition, most of them trans women — moved box trucks on his land.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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According to a McKinsey study, high performers are 400% more productive than average employees.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump approved the state's request for an emergency disaster declaration for the historic flooding, the governor said, adding that rising rivers and snow this week remain a threat.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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However, for Browns general manager Andrew Berry and a franchise at a quarterback crossroads, two things take precedence, both in the building and in external headlines: Myles Garrett’s trade request and the team’s ongoing quarterback search.—
Zac Jackson,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Interrogatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogatory. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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