| NOUN | communication | cross-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 |
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| 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. | |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Parts | cross-question | A question asked in cross-examination |
| leading question | A question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer | |
| Broader | interrogation, examination, interrogatory | formal systematic questioning |
| Spanish | repregunta | |
| Catalan | repregunta | |
| Verbs | cross examine | question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side |
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