Dictionary

cross-examination en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin cruxbor. Old Irish crosbor. Old Norse krossbor. Old English cros Middle English cross Middle English cros- English cross- English examination English cross-examination From cross- + examination.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
   • 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. 1999, Patrick J. Gallo, The American Paradox: Politics and Justice, page 62:
   • It is impossible to bring them here for cross-examination; one simply has to conduct one's defence and argue one's case against an invisible opponent, […] 1954, Plato, translated by Hugh Tredennick, “Socrates on Trial: The Apology”, in The Last Days of Socrates (Penguin Classics), Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, →OCLC, pages 20–21:
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any intense period of questioning, especially if hostile.

Forms

Relateds

cross-examine · direct examination

Synonyms

cross-questioning · cross-exam

Translations (19)

el αντιπαράσταση (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined) · bg кръстосан разпит (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined) · nl kruisverhoor (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined) · grc διερεύνησις (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined) · cmn 盤問 /盘问 (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined) · cmn 交叉詢問 /交叉询问 (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined) · ja 反対尋問 (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined) · fr contre-interrogatoire (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined) · uk перехре́сний до́пит (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined) · fi ristikuulustelu (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined) · es contrainterrogatorio (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined) · ka ჯვარედინი დაკითხვა (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined) · sv korsförhör (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined) · af kruisverhoor (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined) · ga croscheistiú (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined) · cmn 反詰問 /反诘问 (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined) · de Kreuzverhör (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined) · hi जिरह (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined) · ru перекрёстный допро́с (interrogating of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined)