English noun: cross-examination | |||
| 1. | cross-examination (communication) (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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | examination, interrogation, interrogatory | ||
| Part holonym | cross-question, leading question | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||