interpellation

interpellation is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 35 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.The act of interposing or interceding; intercession. Accepted by his interpellation and intercession. Jer. Taylor.
  2. 2.An act of interpellating, or of demanding of an officer an explanation of his action; imperative or peremptory questioning; a point raised in a debate.
  3. 3.A official summons or citation. Ayliffe.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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