interpellation


  1. The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption.
  2. The act of interposing or interceding; intercession.
Accepted by his interpellationand 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.