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cross-examinations

cross-examinations is the plural of cross-examination.

Meaning of cross-examination

Noun

cross-examination (countable and uncountable, plural cross-examinations)

  1. 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.
    • It is impossible to bring them here for cross-examination; one simply has to conduct one's defence and argue one's case against an invisible opponent, […]1954, Plato, translated by Hugh Tredennick, “Socrates on Trial: The Apology”, in The Last Days of Socrates (Penguin Classics), Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, →OCLC, pages 20–21
  2. (broadly) Any intense period of questioning, especially if hostile.

Questions about cross-examinations

What is cross-examinations the plural of?
Cross-examinations is the plural of cross-examination.

Words near cross-examinations in the dictionary

  1. cross-dresses
  2. cross-dressing
  3. cross-exam
  4. cross-examed
  5. cross-examination
  6. cross-examinations
  7. cross-examine
  8. cross-examined
  9. cross-examiner
  10. cross-examiners
  11. cross-examines

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