責せめ詰なじる

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

question critically; cross-examine; press hard with questions

Rare verb meaning to interrogate someone relentlessly, often with an accusatory tone. Used in literary or formal contexts.

• 記き者しゃは大だい臣じんを責せめなじるように質しつ問もんした。

  The reporter questioned the minister as if cross-examining him.