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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Interpellation \In`ter*pel*la"tion\, n. [L. interpellatio: cf F. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: interpellation n : a procedure (in some parliaments) of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy
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