interrogative questionglossary / INTERROGATIVE QUESTION interrogative question. Civil law. In a criminal trial, a question asked of a witness to elicit inadmissible evidence relating to the crime at issue in the case. Cf. ASSERTIVE QUESTION. 词条贡献者 译者崇载,国际名校知识产权法专业,擅长翻译各种与知识产权相关的法律文件。