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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

speech act go
the use of language to perform some act

request, asking go
the verbal act of requesting

questioning, inquiring go
a request for information

examination, interrogation, interrogatory
formal systematic questioning

noun.communication

9 Subcategories

catechism go
a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
deposition go
(law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness
inquisition go
a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
third degree go
interrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confession
cross-examination go
(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
direct examination go
(law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
reexamination, redirect examination go
(law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination
interview go
the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited)
debriefing go
report of a mission or task