Law

• cross-examination

  (law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or...

• deposition

  (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office.

• direct examination

  (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witn...

• reexamination

  (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness...

Also contains

• interview

  The questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often...

• debriefing

  Report of a mission or task.

• catechism

  A series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their...

• inquisition

  A severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals).

• third degree

  Interrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confession.