letters rogatory
plural nounDefinition of letters rogatory
: a formal written request by a court or judge to a court or judge in a foreign jurisdiction to summon and cause to be examined a specified witness within its jurisdiction and transmit his testimony for use in a pending action — compare dedimus
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