INTERPELLATION

n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption. "Continual interpellations." Bp. Hall.

2.
n.

The act of interposing or interceding; intercession. Accepted by his interpellation and intercession. Jer. Taylor.

3.
n.

An act of interpellating, or of demanding of an officer an explanation of his action; imperative or peremptory questioning; a point raised in a debate.

4.
n.

A official summons or citation. Ayliffe.