NOUN | communication | cross-question | a question asked in cross-examination |
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Meaning | A question asked in cross-examination. | |
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Part of | 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 |
Broader | question, interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentence | A sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply |
Spanish | repregunta | |
Catalan | repregunta | |
Verbs | cross question | question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side |
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