letters rogatory
/ˈrəʊgətərɪ/plural noun
- Law documents making a request through a foreign court for the obtaining of information or evidence from a specified person within the jurisdiction of that court【律】索证请求书（向外国法院提出的请求书, 要求在该法院司法权管辖范围内的指定人士提供情况或证据）。
词源
mid 19th cent.: rogatory from medieval Latin rogatorius 'interrogatory'.