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rogatorio

rogatory

adjective rroh-gah-TOH-ryoh Rare
People & Society Law

Origin: From Medieval Latin rogatorius (of asking), from rogare (to ask, to request).

Usage Note

Rogatorio is a legal term almost exclusively appearing in the phrase comisión rogatoria (letters rogatory / rogatory commission) — the formal diplomatic channel by which a court in one country requests judicial assistance from a court in another. Outside legal and diplomatic texts it is virtually unused. A learner will encounter it primarily in international-law or criminal-procedure contexts, never in everyday conversation.

Examples

"El juez emitió una comisión rogatoria al tribunal extranjero."

Natural Translation

The judge issued letters rogatory to the foreign court.

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