| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
: a careful examination
a little cross-examination seldom fails to reveal that he desires art to reproduce only certain aspects of the natural world — Hunter Mead
specifically : a questioning designed especially to check the accuracy of answers to prior questions
under cross-examination the witness admitted his information was all secondhand