Word Meanings - INTERPELLATION - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption. "Continual interpellations." Bp. Hall. 2. The act of interposing or interceding; intercession. Accepted by his interpellation and intercession. Jer. Taylor. 3. An act of interpellating,

Additional info about word: INTERPELLATION

1. The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption. "Continual interpellations." Bp. Hall. 2. The act of interposing or interceding; intercession. Accepted by his interpellation and intercession. Jer. Taylor. 3. 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. A official summons or citation. Ayliffe.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of INTERPELLATION)

• Interlocution
• Interruption
• interpellation

Related words: (words related to INTERPELLATION)

• INTERRUPTION
  1. The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon. 2. The state of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused by the abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention; interposition. Sir M. Hale. Lest the interruption of time cause you to
• INTERPELLATION
  1. The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption. "Continual interpellations." Bp. Hall. 2. The act of interposing or interceding; intercession. Accepted by his interpellation and intercession. Jer. Taylor. 3. An act of interpellating,
• INTERLOCUTION
  An intermediate act or decree before final decision. Ayliffe. 3. Hence, intermediate argument or discussion. (more info) interlocutus, to speak between; inter between + loqui to speak: cf. 1. Interchange of speech; dialogue; conversation;