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cross-examination
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  • Although the witness was called by the defense, he helped the plaintiff's case upon cross-examination.
    cross-examination = the re-questioning of a witness who has already been questioned by the other side in court
  • Tom touched Kya's elbow gently and whispered that it had been a good cross-examination.  (source)
    cross-examination = re-questioning of a witness who has already been questioned by the other side in court
  • This was as much as I heard of Mr. Gilmer's cross-examination, because Jem made me take Dill out.  (source)
    cross-examination = the re-questioning of a witness who has already been questioned by the other side in court
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  • Chestnut's cross-examination of Myers made it clear that the witness was lying.  (source)
    cross-examination = the re-questioning of a witness who has already been questioned by the other side in court
  • At its worst, it could be that most dreaded thing to a zoo director: a symptom, a herald of trouble to come, a reason to inspect the dung, to cross-examine the keeper, to summon the vet.  (source)
    cross-examine = questioning someone in detail and perhaps repeatedly to discover a possibly hidden truth
  • And, like a lawyer, he cross-examined Annie about her life, forcing her to describe and analyze it in a way that made it seem as fresh to her as it did to him.†  (source)
  • There was no legal council, no public hearing, no cross-examining of evidence, no appeals.  (source)
    cross-examining = re-questioning a witness who has already been questioned by the other side in court
  • His cross-examinations had been deadly.  (source)
    cross-examinations = the re-questioning of a witness who has already been questioned by the other side in court
  • KARYL is still on stand as BRIGGS cross-examines.†  (source)
  • Miss Bartlett, by this timely exercise of her muscles, gained more than she would have got in hours of preaching or cross examination.†  (source)
  • He was made aware that these cross examinations would follow one another regularly, perhaps not every week but quite frequently.†  (source)
  • What is this, cross-examination?  (source)
    cross-examination = questioning someone in detail and perhaps repeatedly to discover a possibly hidden truth
  • The women and the teenage girls, however, were socially free to cross-examine her to their hearts' content.†  (source)
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