Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Requesting evidence, especially from a foreign court.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Seeking information; authorized to collect or engaged in collecting information.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Seeking information; authorized to examine witnesses or ascertain facts.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Seeking
information orevidence , especially from a foreigncourt
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A rogatory is a formal request from a court to a foreign court for a judicial assistance.
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The texts I translated were indeed very interesting – Internet and banking fraud, letters rogatory, and extradition documentation.
Wanted by the FBI: Employees « Musings from an overworked translator 2009
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The short answer is yes/depending, using something called a letter rogatory and related jurisdiction/enforcement processes.
A Legal question 2005
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Moreover, he was in the department of Seine-et-Oise, and according to regulations it was up to the Versailles police to get a rogatory warrant and question the Flemings.
Maigret and the Bum Simenon, Georges, 1903- 1963
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There was a lengthy argument, and he even had to produce the threat of a rogatory warrant signed by the examining magistrate, for the lawyer objected on the grounds of professional secrecy.
Maigret and the Bum Simenon, Georges, 1903- 1963
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Another instance of international cooperation in the judicial field is furnished by letters rogatory.
The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 Edward Samuel Corwin 1920
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"When letters rogatory are addressed from any court of a foreign country to any district court of the United States, a commissioner of such district court designated by said court to make the examination of the witnesses mentioned in said letters, shall have power to compel the witnesses to appear and depose in the same manner as witnesses may be compelled to appear and testify in courts," 28 U.S.C.A., _supra_ note II, § 653.
The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 Edward Samuel Corwin 1920
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I transmit herewith a report of the Secretary of State and accompanying documents, in relation to the execution of letters rogatory in foreign countries.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 9, part 1: Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison 1867
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According to the letter rogatory from the Indian government to the government of Singapore on criminal case no.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Cleo Paskal 2011
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The ministry source said that barring extradition, India can opt for videoconferencing, deposition and issuing letter rogatory to quiz Headley.
Analysis 2010
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