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" Question " is a 1970 single by the English progressive rock band The Moody Blues . It was written by guitarist Justin Hayward , who provides lead vocals. "Question" was first released as a single in April 1970 and remains their second highest charting ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Question \Ques"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. quaestio, fr. quaerere, quaesitum, to seek for, ask, inquire. See Quest , n.] The act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine by question and answer. Discussion; debate; hence, objection; dispute; doubt; as, ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 15c., from question (n.) and from Middle French questionner "ask questions, interrogate, torture" (13c.), from question (n.). Related: Questioned ; questioning . Alternative questionize attested from 1847.

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n. an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: inquiry , enquiry , query , interrogation ] [ant: answer ] the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious ...

Usage examples of question.

The question was to be settled by a plebiscite of the people, in accordance with the Weimar Constitution, Strasser and Goebbels proposed that the Nazi Party jump into the fray with the Communists and the Socialists and support the campaign to expropriate the nobles.

The question presented was whether a judgment rendered by a New York court under a statute which provided that, when joint debtors were sued and one of them was brought into court on a process, a judgment in favor of the plaintiff would entitle him to execute against all, and so must be accorded full faith and credit in Louisiana when offered as the basis of an action in debt against a resident of that State who had not been served by process in the New York action.

Skilling said he would make the presentation himself, but asked Andersen to be there ready to answer any questions on the technical accounting issues.

On my return home, it occurred to me, in 1837, that something might perhaps be made out on this question by patiently accumulating and reflecting on all sorts of facts which could possibly have any bearing on it.

As police continued to question him after his experience with Durham, Jessie made several accusatory statements about Damien and Jason.

She saw my advice was not to be questioned, and taking the key of her strong box, whence she desired to get some money, she was delighted to find her store increased fourfold.

She wanted to protect her against herself and questioned the advisability of printing some of her replies.

Henry was strong enough only six years after the death of Thomas to win control over a vast amount of important property by insisting that questions of advowson should be tried in the secular courts, and that the murderers of clerks should be punished by the common law.

To pivot affirmance on the question of the amount of harm done the accused is to beg the constitutional question involved.

I hold you for questioning on the matter of an assassination attempt against my master, Supreme Affluent Reid Greene.

Fully recognized as portentous, the question was exhaustively discussed, with the confident assurances of some matched by the doubts and ambivalence of others, both military and civilian.

It played the same tune as Ambry had on his pipes, adding verses that answered their questions without words and thus were incomprehensible.

Nola was beyond answering this question, so as they struggled to shift her five-feet-one, 267-pound frame into the ambulance, she just kissed the yellow Day-Glo crucifix suspended from her shoestring necklace.

The lawyer who drew the will became angrily defensive when questioned about the possibility of a mix-up of the two bequests, with Brownpony supposed to get the women.

Clearly, he now had not to be anguished, not to suffer passively, by mere reasoning about unresolva-ble questions, but to do something without fail, at once, quickly.