CROSS-EXAMINATION


Meaning of CROSS-EXAMINATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrȯs-ig-ˌza-mə-ˈnā-shən ]

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 — compare direct examination

• cross-ex·am·ine -ig-ˈza-mən transitive verb

• cross-ex·am·in·er -ˈzam-nər, -ˈza-mə- noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.