cross-examineverb [ T ]
uk/ˌkrɒs.ɪɡˈzæm.ɪn/us/ˌkrɑːs.ɪɡˈzæm.ɪn/also cross-questionto ask detailed questions of someone, especially a witness in a trial, in order to discover if they have been telling the truth
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Questioning people & asking questions in general
- beat
- bombard
- canvass
- cross-question
- debrief
- desk research
- enquiry
- feel sb/sth out
- interrogate
- interview
- interviewee
- opinion poll
- pin
- Q, q
- questioner
- questioning
- roll call
- third
- what do you have to say for yourself? idiom
- worm
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cross-examination
noun [ C usually singular, U ] uk/ˌkrɒs.ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkrɑːs.ɪɡˌzæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
Under cross-examination, the witness admitted her evidence had been mostly lies.
cross-examiner
noun [ C ] uk/ˌkrɒs.ɪɡˈzæm.ɪ.nər/us/ˌkrɑːs.ɪɡˈzæm.ə.nɚ/