cross-examination

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The interrogation or questioning of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined, in an attempt to prove or reveal something false or untold during direct examination.
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any intense period of questioning, especially if hostile.

Synonyms

interrogation

investigation

questioning

cross-questioning

confrontation

asking in return

cross-check

retort

Translations

contre-interrogatoire

Kreuzverhör

Verhör

Vernehmung

Befragung

Befragen

διερεύνηση

ανάποδος ανάκριση

contre-expertise

examen contradictoire

débat contradictoire

controinterrogatorio

croce esame

kruisverhoor

interrogatório rigoroso

Etymology

From cross- + examination.