I.a speaking between, an interruption in speaking; an interruption, hinderance.
I. In gen.: “quid tibi interpellatio aut in consilium huc accessiost?” What business have you to interrupt? Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 83: “cursum orationis interpellatione impedire,” Cic. de Or. 2, 10, 39; id. Part. Or. 8: “sine ulla interpellatione,” id. Fam. 6, 18 fin.; Suet. Aug. 72: “si quid nobis agentibus novi accidit, interpellatio, interventio alicujus, etc.,” Quint. 4, 3, 16; 9, 1, 31; 9, 2, 2. —
II. In law, a suit, appeal to the court, Dig. 5, 1, 23; 50, 16, 188.
