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ˈrogatory, a. rare.
[ad. F. rogatoire, ad. med.L. rogatorius: cf. interrogatory.]
(See quots.)
1843–56Bouvier Law Dict. U.S., Rogatory, Letters, a kind of commission from a judge authorizing and requesting a judge of another jurisdiction to examine a witness. 1874Woolsey Introd. Intern. Law (ed. 4) §76 Many countries aid one another's judicial proceedings by consenting that their judges may accept rogatory commissions, or act as agents of foreign courts, for the purpose of examining witnesses or otherwise ascertaining facts. |