noun Date: 1775 the examination of a witness who has already testified in order to check or discredit the witness's testimony, knowledge, or credibility, cross-examine transitive verb cross-examiner noun
CROSS-EXAMINATION
Meaning of CROSS-EXAMINATION in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012