Antonyms for cross-examination


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kraws-ig-zam-in, kros-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrɔs ɪgˈzæm ɪn, ˈkrɒs-


Definition of cross-examination

Origin :
  • also cross examination; 1827, "an examination of a witness by the other side, to 'check' the effects of previous questioning," from cross (adj.) + examination. Related: Cross-examine (1660s).
  • As in inquiry : noun asking; looking into
  • As in trial : noun legal proceeding
  • As in inquisition : noun official inquiry
  • As in interrogation : noun questioning
  • As in third degree : noun exhaustive questioning
  • As in interrogatory : noun inquiry
  • As in examination : noun test, analysis
Example sentences :
  • But no occasion arose for either defiance or cross-examination.
  • Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Really, Sir Terence, if my word is not sufficient, I refuse to submit to cross-examination.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Alden Lytton read it, and then recommenced his cross-examination of the minister.
  • Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
  • I own that I did not feel easy under this cross-examination.
  • Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
  • They'd have it out on the cross-examination, at all events, if not on the direct.
  • Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
  • "State" gives the unpleasant suggestion of a cross-examination.
  • Extract from : « How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) » by Mary Owens Crowther
  • Ortheris stood firm and was not shaken by any cross-examination.
  • Extract from : « Soldiers Three, Part II. » by Rudyard Kipling
  • I had to put the conversation into the form of a cross-examination.
  • Extract from : « Novel Notes » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • He was not unacquainted with Merrington's methods of cross-examination.
  • Extract from : « The Hand in the Dark » by Arthur J. Rees
  • She has given me such a cross-examination, my blood runs cold.
  • Extract from : « White Lies » by Charles Reade

Synonyms for cross-examination

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