cross-examination
cross-examination · cross-examinations
перехресний допит
перекрёстный допрос
Kreuzverhör
The interrogation or questioning of a witness by the party against whom they have been…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.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Kreuzverhör
перекрёстный допро́сperekrjóstnyj doprós
перехре́сний до́питperexrésnyj dópyt
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Any intense period of questioning, especially if hostile.
More definitions
- (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
Translations
5 languagesУкраїнська
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Русский
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined:
Forms
plural: cross-examinationsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable