Interpellation

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A official summons or citation.

II. Interpellation ·noun The act of interposing or interceding; intercession.

III. Interpellation ·noun The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption.

IV. Interpellation ·noun An act of interpellating, or of demanding of an officer an explanation of his action; ·imv or peremptory questioning; a point raised in a debate.