interogatories

And you know, this guy has a history of being almost sanctioned by the Virginia Appeals Court in his matrimonial proceeding for serving like 250 interogatories (ph) against his wife.

CNN Transcript Jun 23, 2007 2007

"Indeed, your Reverence, you jist hot it -- the Lord bless you, and spare you to the parents that reared ye; an 'proud people may they be at having the likes of' im, Katty avourneen" -- turning abruptly to Katty, that she might disarm my interogatories on this tender subject with a better grace -- "proud people, as I said afore, the Lord may spare him to them!"

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