cross-examination

See also: cross examination

English

Alternative forms

• cross examination

Etymology

From cross- ‎ examination.

Noun

cross-examination (countable and uncountable, plural cross-examinations)

1. (law) 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.

   Synonym: cross-questioning

   • 1999, Patrick J. Gallo, The American Paradox: Politics and Justice, page 62:

     When Horsley finished his testimony, Richardson began the cross-examination, which was to last for twenty-six hours over the course of an entire week.

2. (by extension) Any intense period of questioning, especially if hostile.

Related terms

• cross-examine

Translations

interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined

• Afrikaans: kruisverhoor
• Bulgarian: кръстосан разпит m (krǎstosan razpit)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 反詰問／反诘问 (fǎnjiéwèn), 交叉詢問／交叉询问 (jiāochā xúnwèn), 盤問／盘问 (zh) (pánwèn)

• Finnish: ristikuulustelu
• French: contre-interrogatoire (fr) m
• Georgian: ჯვარედინი დაკითხვა (ǯvaredini daḳitxva)
• German: Kreuzverhör n
• Greek: αντιπαράσταση (el) f (antiparástasi)

  Ancient Greek: διερεύνησις f (diereúnēsis)

• Hindi: जिरह (hi) (jirah)
• Irish: croscheistiú m
• Japanese: 反対尋問 (はんたいじんもん, hantai-jinmon)
• Russian: перекрёстный допро́с m (perekrjóstnyj doprós)
• Spanish: contrainterrogatorio m
• Swedish: korsförhör (sv) n
• Ukrainian: перехре́сний до́пит m (perexrésnyj dópyt)

See also

• direct examination