cross-examinations
Adversarial courtroom questionings
Cross-examinations is the plural of cross-examination, the questioning of a witness by the opposing side in a legal proceeding.
The purpose is to test credibility, expose weaknesses, or elicit favorable information: The defense attorney's cross-examinations revealed inconsistencies in the testimony.
The term extends to any rigorous, adversarial questioning: His parents subjected him to cross-examinations about where he'd been.
One who attests
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
objection · leading question · hostile witness · redirect · impeachment · perjury · sworn · trial
Seeking answers through inquiry
- probingThoroughly investigating something
- challengeTest of ability
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
- trapDevice for catching animals
expose · confrontation · pressure · scrutiny · discredit · undermine · gotcha · relentless
Cooking on metal grates
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- third degreeProlonged, aggressive questioning
- inquisitionSustained, probing investigation
- drillingHole-making by rotation
pressing · vetting · challenging · confrontation · accountability · probing · skepticism · doubt
witness
One who attests
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
attorney · objection · leading question · hostile witness · redirect · impeachment · perjury · sworn · trial · defense
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- probingThoroughly investigating something
- challengeTest of ability
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
trap · expose · confrontation · pressure · scrutiny · discredit · undermine · gotcha · relentless · aggressive
grilling
Cooking on metal grates
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- third degreeProlonged, aggressive questioning
- inquisitionSustained, probing investigation
drilling · pressing · vetting · challenging · confrontation · accountability · probing · skepticism · doubt · verification
- court recordscourt documents, court transcripts, court records, court cases, court record
- court casestrials, murder trials, court cases, verdicts, civil cases
examine, examination, examined, examiner, examining, examines, reexamine, interrogation, interrogative