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interrogatory:
n. (16c)

1. A written question (usually in a set of questions) submitted to an opposing party in a lawsuit as part of discovery.  See Fed. R. Civ. P. 33. [1]

interrogatories:

1. Written questions put by one party to another, or , in limited situations, to a witness in advance of trial.  Interrogatories are a form of discovery and are governed by her rules of civil procedure.
Compare deposition. [2]

1. Questions addressed to a person, especially a witness.  Questions propounded in writing or orally in obtaining a deposition.  23 Am J2nd Dep § 1.

Questions propounded in obtaining a discovery.  Questions submitted in writing by the plaintiff for answer by a garnishee, constituting, in effect, a form of discovery of assets of the defendant in the hands of the garnishee.  6 Am J2d Attach § 346.

Questions submitted by one party to another in a case in admiralty by way of obtaining a discovery.  2 Am J2d Adm § 140.

Questions submitted to the jury upon request for special verdict or special findings.  53 Am J1st Trial §§ 1063 et seq.

Preliminary questions, propounded to a person called as a witness, for the purpose of determining his capacity, particularly in reference to a witness who is obviously a minor or mentally deficient.  Den v Vancleve, 5 NJL 695, 795. [3]

Types of Interrogatories:

adjusted interrogatory:

1. Scots law. One of a series of questions devised and modified by the parties, or, if they cannot agree on them, by the court, to be posed to witnesses examined on commission.  *  Adjusted interrogatories are often necessary in commissions to take evidence at distant locations.