cross-examination
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See also: cross examination
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From cross- + examination.
Noun[edit]
cross-examination (countable and uncountable, plural cross-examinations)
- (law) The interrogation or questioning of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined, in an attempt to prove or reveal something false or untold during direct examination.
- 1999, Patrick J. Gallo, The American Paradox: Politics and Justice, page 62:
- When Horsley finished his testimony, Richardson began the cross-examination, which was to last for twenty-six hours over the course of an entire week.
- (by extension) Any intense period of questioning, especially if hostile.
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Translations[edit]
interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined
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