letters rogatory
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letters rogatory /ˈrəʊgət(ə)ri/
▶plural noun Law documents making a request through a foreign court to obtain information or evidence from a specified person within the jurisdiction of that court.
– origin C19: rogatory from med. L. rogatorius ‘interrogatory’.
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