rogatory

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adjective

Seeking information or evidence, especially from a foreign court

OriginFrench rogatoire →
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Meanings

adjectiverogatory (comparative more rogatory, superlative most rogatory)

comparative more rogatory · superlative most rogatory

  1. lawSeeking information or evidence, especially from a foreign court

Origin

  1. Frenchrogatoire
  2. Englishrogatory

Borrowed 1750 from French rogatoire, from Medieval Latin rogātōrius (“interrogatory”), from rogō (“to ask, enquire”). By surface analysis, Latin rog- + -ate + -ory.

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APA

rogatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rogatory

MLA

“rogatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rogatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rogatory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rogatory.

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