yes-no question

1. A question that can only be answered by yes or no and does not allow for elaboration or detail.

   To make it clear for the jury, I will ask you a simple yes-no question. Did you enter the house on the night of the 15th?

   Ja-Nein-Frage, Entscheidungsfrage

   о́бщий вопро́сóbščij voprós, вопро́с, тре́бующий отве́та «да» и́ли «нет»

   a question that can be answered by yes or no

regular

• yes-or-no questionalternative