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interpellation

Pronunciation: /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.la.sjɔ̃/

“interpellation” is a French word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. hailing, calling out
  2. questioning; heckling
  3. interpellation, questioning
  4. (an instance of) questioning

In French

  1. Action d’interpeller.
  2. Sommation à un témoin, à une des parties de s’expliquer sur la véracité ou la fausseté d’un fait.
  3. Réclamation d’un parlementaire, à un ministre, de s’expliquer devant une des chambres du parlement, de ses actions, de sa politique.
  4. Action d’interpeller un suspect.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin interpellātiōnem.

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