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CROSS-QUESTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A question asked in cross-examination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("cross-question" is a kind of...):
interrogation; interrogative; interrogative sentence; question (a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply)
Holonyms ("cross-question" is a part of...):
cross-examination ((law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination)
Derivation:
cross question (question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side)
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