cross-examination

Definitions

1. The interrogation or questioning of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined, in an attempt to prove or reveal something false or untold during direct examination.
   countable, uncountable
2. Any intense period of questioning, especially if hostile.
   broadly, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“It is impossible to bring⟳ them here for cross-examination; one simply has to conduct one's defence and argue⟳ one's case against an invisible opponent, […]”

“When Horsley finished his testimony, Richardson began the cross-examination, which was to last⟳ for twenty-six hours over the course of an entire week.”

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