: the act of interrogating someone or something: such as
a
: a formal and systematic questioning
She conducted a skillful interrogation of the witness.
It was old-fashioned interrogation and eavesdropping that first led U.S. intelligence agents to the … plotters. Michael Isikoff
And during interrogation, instead of just listening for inconsistencies in what is said, agents are being taught to look for minute physical reactions on the faces of people being questioned. Ann Davis et al.
b
: the sending of an electronic signal intended to trigger a particular response from something (such as a transponder)
The airborne equipment measures the time between the interrogation and the return signal, and converts this time measurement into a mileage reading on our instrument panel, on either a dial or digital counter. Joseph W. Benkert
ADJECTIVE | VERB + INTERROGATION | INTERROGATION + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤police警方的訊問▸➤further進一步的審問➤coercive (especially NAmE) 強制審訊◇They have been subject to coercive interrogations without access to lawyers.他們在沒有見過律師的情況下受到了強制審訊。➤lengthy長時間訊問◇She had to undergo a lengthy interrogation.她不得不經受長時間的審訊。VERB + INTERROGATION➤conduct進行訊問◇The interrogation was conducted by senior police officers.審訊由幾名高級警官進行。➤undergo經受審訊◇He had been captured and was undergoing interrogation.他已經被抓而且正在接受審訊。INTERROGATION + NOUN➤cell, room審訊室▸➤methods, procedures, tactics, techniques審訊方法/程序/策略/技巧PREPOSITION➤during interrogation審訊期間◇She revealed the name of her accomplice during interrogation.在審訊中她供出了自己的同謀。➤under interrogation審訊時◇Under interrogation, he refused to say anything at first.一開始審訊的時候,他什麼也不肯說。