cross-examination

cross-examination
I. cross-examination cross-examination examination
  [m0] II. cross-examine ˌcross-exˈamine verb [transitive] LAW
to question a witness very carefully during a court case, especially in order to show that they are not telling the truth:

• You will get a chance to cross-examine the witness when she has finished giving her evidence.

— cross-examination noun [uncountable] :

• He conceded under cross-examination that he did know about the letter.

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cross-examine UK US /ˌkrɒsɪgˈzæmɪn/ verb [T] LAW
to ask someone detailed questions, especially in a law court, in order to discover if what they said earlier was true: »

Expert witnesses were cross-examined on their statements about how the accident had occurred.

cross-examination noun [C or U]
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Under cross-examination the witness admitted that she had been lying.


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