Rogatory

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rogatory \Rog"a*to*ry\, a. [See {Rogation}.]
     Seeking information; authorized to examine witnesses or
     ascertain facts; as, a rogatory commission. --Woolsey.
     [1913 Webster]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:



  ROGATORY, LETTERS. A kind of commission from a judge authorizing and 
  requesting a judge of another jurisdiction to examine a witness. Vide 
  Letters Rogatory.