cross-examination
Opposing counsel's questioning
Cross-examination is the questioning of a witness by the opposing side in a legal proceeding, typically after that witness has already testified.
The purpose is to test the accuracy, credibility, or completeness of earlier testimony, often by probing for inconsistencies or bias.
Lawyers conducting cross-examination may ask leading questions that suggest their own answers.
Outside the courtroom, cross-examination describes any intense or adversarial questioning: My mother's cross-examination about where I'd been lasted twenty minutes.
The verb cross-examine and the informal shortening cross-exam are also common.
Thoroughly investigating something
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- inquiryRequest for information
- confrontingAddressing directly
- challengingHard to accomplish
pressing · badgering · scrutinizing · persistent · relentless · rigorous · thorough · skeptical
One who attests
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
redirect · impeach · credibility · discredit · sustained · overruled · hearsay · admissible
Methodical study of parts
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- reviewCritical written assessment
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
investigation · vetting · verification · dissection · testing · probing · checking · critique
probing
Thoroughly investigating something
- grillingCooking on metal grates
- inquiryRequest for information
- confrontingAddressing directly
challenging · pressing · badgering · scrutinizing · persistent · relentless · rigorous · thorough · skeptical · inquisitive
witness
One who attests
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
courtroom · redirect · impeach · credibility · discredit · sustained · overruled · hearsay · admissible · deposition
analysis
Methodical study of parts
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- reviewCritical written assessment
assessment · investigation · vetting · verification · dissection · testing · probing · checking · critique · appraisal
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cross-examinationaffidavit
Sworn written statement
sworn statement · deposition · written statement · sworn declaration
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