Definition for IN-TER-PEL-LA'TION

IN-TER-PEL-LA'TION, n. [L. interpellatio, interpello; inter and pello, to drive or thrust.]

  1. A summons; a citation. Ayliffe.
  2. Interruption. More.
  3. An earnest address; intercession. Bp. Taylor.

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