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Cross-examination

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, uncountable

    "It is impossible to bring them here for cross-examination; one simply has to conduct one's defence and argue one's case against an invisible opponent, […]"

  2. 2
    (law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination wordnet
  3. 3
    Any intense period of questioning, especially if hostile. broadly, countable, uncountable

Etymology

From cross- + examination.

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