PROLONGED INTERROGATION Synonyms

• (law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination

• report of a mission or task

• the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

• a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

• formal systematic questioning

• a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)

• the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned

• cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)

• a search for knowledge

• an instance of questioning

• a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest

• a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)

• a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy

• a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

• a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder

• formal systematic questioning

• an instance of questioning

• the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists

• a conference (usually with someone important)

• conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

• discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation

• go for an interview in the hope of being hired

• an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

• the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

• a request for information

• perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)

• marked by or given to doubt

• showing curiosity

• the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

• a prolonged intense look