cross-examination

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noun

(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 (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
cross examine
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
interrogation, examination, interrogatory
• Part Meronyms:
cross-question, leading question