cross-examination

English

Alternative forms

• cross examination

Noun

cross-examination (plural cross-examinations)

1. (law) The interrogating or questioning of a witness by the party against whom he or she has been called and examined. See examination.

Translations

interrogating of a witness by the party against whom he or she has been called and examined

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 反詰問 (cmn), 反诘问 (cmn) (fǎnjiéwèn)

• Finnish: ristikuulustelu (fi)
• French: contre-interrogatoire (fr) m
• German: Kreuzverhör (de) n

• Greek: διερεύνηση (el) (dierévnisi) f
• Irish: croscheistiú (ga) m
• Japanese: 反対尋問 (ja) (はんたいじんもん, hantai-jinmon)
• Russian: перекрёстный допрос (ru) (perekrjóstnyj doprós) m
• Swedish: korsförhör (sv) n