HyperDic: leading_question

English > 1 sense of the expression leading question:
NOUNcommunicationleading questiona question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer
English > leading question: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer; a lawyer may ask leading questions on cross-examination.
Part ofcross-examination(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
Broaderquestion, interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentenceA sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

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