Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Interpellation

Interpellation , noun

[Latin interpellatio: compare French interpellation.]

1.
The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption.
Continual interpellations. — Bp. Hall
2.
The act of interposing or interceding; intercession.
Accepted by his interpellation and 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. — Ayliffe