NOUN
- (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
How To Use cross-examination In A Sentence
- The affidavit with appended exhibits was not served on the company until after the commencement of Mr. Hayer's cross-examination.
- In unsworn testimony (which is common for defendants in military commissions and not subject to cross-examination), Khadr apologized to Mrs. Speer and to her family for the pain he had caused. Daphne Eviatar: Judge Hides Evidence of Torture from Gitmo Jury
- The witness tripped up rather badly under close cross-examination.
- We have an adversarial system where evidence needs to be tested under cross-examination, so if we're going to put somebody behind bars, you need to establish charges beyond reasonable doubt.
- Under cross-examination, Dr Igras agreed the oesophagus is a delicate organ, but said that her "extremely limited" experience with oesophagectomies precluded her from saying whether it was common for them to be torn during these procedures. Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
- the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination
- If the other party fails to discharge the burden, the court would be in a position to decide to accept the evidence of the first party without requiring resort to cross-examination.
- It's like one of the rules of cross-examination - leave irrational and absurd answers where they lie.
- On cross-examination he denied concocting the story.
- Historically, in criminal and civil procedure facts had to be proved by oral evidence on oath in court and tested by cross-examination. Times, Sunday Times
