Definitions of cross-examination
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(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
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type of:
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examination, interrogation, interrogatory
formal systematic questioning
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examination, interrogation, interrogatory
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