What does "cross-examined" mean?

simple past and past participle of cross-examine

Cross-examined

Q: What is a synonym for "cross-examined"?

Common synonyms include: cross question, cross-exam, cross-interrogate, cross-question, examine, go over.

verb

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Verb

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simple past and past participle of cross-examine form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

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cross question cross-exam cross-interrogate cross-question examine go over

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"I have cross-examined these men, one of them a hard-headed countryman, one a farrier, and one a moorland farmer, who all tell the same story of this dreadful apparition, exactly corresponding to the hell-hound of the legend."

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