rogatory

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French rogatoire, from Medieval Latin rogātōrius (“interrogatory”), from rogō (“I ask, enquire”), 1850s.

Adjective

rogatory (comparative more rogatory, superlative most rogatory)

  1. (law) Seeking information or evidence, especially from a foreign court

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