Meaning of CROSS-EXAMINATION
| Pronunciation: | | kros ig`zamu'neyshun
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| | Definition: | | [n] (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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| | See Also: | | cross-question, examination, interrogation, leading question | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cross"-ex*am`i*na"tion\
(kr?s"?gz-?m`?-n?"sh?n; 115), n. (Law)
The interrogating or questioning of a witness by the party
against whom he has been called and examined. See
{Examination}.
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| | Definition: | | The questioning of a witness produced by the other side. |
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| | Related Terms: | | assize, change of venue, court-martial, cross-interrogation, cross-questioning, direct examination, examination, grill, grilling, hearing, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, interrogation, jury trial, mistrial, police interrogation, questioning, redirect examination, the grill, third degree, third-degree, trial, trial by jury |
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