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CROSS-EXAMINATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("cross-examination" is a kind of...):
examination; interrogation; interrogatory (formal systematic questioning)
Meronyms (parts of "cross-examination"):
cross-question (a question asked in cross-examination)
leading question (a question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer; a lawyer may ask leading questions on cross-examination)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
cross examine (question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side)
