Cross-examination

Cross-Examination At trial, the opportunity to question any witness who testifies on behalf of any other party to the lawsuit (in civil cases) or for the prosecution or other codefendants (in criminal cases).

Cross-examination
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Evidence - in law, material submitted to a judge or a judicial body to resolve disputed questions of fact.

CROSS-EXAMINATION - The questioning of an opposing party's witness about matters brought up during direct examination.

Cross-examination
Asking questions of the other party or the other party's witness after their direct testimony is finished.
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Cross-Examination
The questioning of a witness at trial or deposition by the adverse party.

cross-examination - The questioning of a witness by the lawyer for the opposing side.

Cross-Examination: Questioning by a party or the attorney of an adverse party or a witness.

Cross-examination
In trials, each party calls witnesses. Each party may also question the other's witness(es).

cross-examination See examination.
CrR Criminal Rules, referring to the rules of criminal procedure for superior court; i.e., Rule 4.2 is cited CrR 4.2.

cross-examination
n. the opportunity for the attorney (or an unrepresented party) to ask questions in court of a witness who has testified in a trial on behalf of the opposing party.

Cross-examination
Each party may also question the other's witness(es). This is called a "cross-examination". Considerable more latitude is allowed in cross-examination than in questioning one's own witnesses (called an "examination-in-chief").

Term: Cross-Examination
Definition: The questioning of a witness at trial or deposition by the adverse party.

Cross-examination
The set of questions asked of a witness in court by the lawyer who represents the party who opposes the party who called that witness. The intention is to test and discredit the witness's evidence.

Cross-examination Cross-examination is sometimes said to be the most powerful engine ever devised by man for getting at the truth. It is a process of questioning witnesses whereby the answer may be presented as part of the question.

" Leading questions are only acceptable in cross-examination or where a witness is declared hostile.

Except as regards the delay caused by the writing out of the evidence, the procedure at a court martial is very much the same as that at an ordinary criminal trial - the examination and cross-examination of the witnesses, ...

Cross-examination: In a trial, each side calls its own witnesses and may also question the other side's witnesses under oath.

the party on whom rests the onus probandi or burden of the proof, as the witnesses are called by a party they are questioned by him, and after they have been examined, which is called an examination in chief, they are subject to a cross-examination ...

Direct examination is interrogation by the attorney who called the witness, and cross-examination is questioning by the opposing attorney.

an examination for discovery is both in substance and in form in the nature of a cross-examination, but limited to the issues raised in the pleadings, ...

Such rights include the right to summon witnesses, the right of cross-examination, the right not to incriminate oneself, the right not to be tried on secret evidence, the right to control one's own defense, ...

Hearsay is inadmissible as evidence because of the unavailability of cross-examination to test the accuracy of the statement. There are numerous exceptions to the rule, however, mainly for statements made under circumstances that assure reliability.

redirect examinationFollow cross-examination, and is conducted by the party who first examined the witness.
refereeA person to whom a case is referred by the court to take testimony, hear the parties and report to the court.

Redirect: The second round of direct examination that occurs in the trial after cross-examination.
Registry: The entity through which the court receives and disburses money, as in child support payments.

Re-direct examination - Opportunity to present rebuttal evidence after one' evidence has been subjected to cross-examination.
Redress - To set right; to remedy; to compensate; to remove the causes of a grievance.

Questions on cross-examination (as opposed to direct examination) can be "leading" (questions that suggest the answer to the witness).

Leading Question: A question that suggests the answer desired of the witness. A party generally may not ask one's own witness leading questions. Leading questions may be asked only of hostile witnesses and on cross-examination.

" These are forbidden to ensure that the witness is not coached by their lawyer through his or her testimony. The proper form would be: "At what time did you see David?" Leading questions are only acceptable in cross-examination or where a witness is ...

examination-in-chief, which is when they answer questions asked by the lawyer representing the party which called them to the stand. After their examination-in-chief, the other party's lawyer can question them too; this is called "cross-examination".

After their examination-in-chief, the other party's lawyer can question them too; this is called "cross-examination". Exculpate Something that excuses or justifies a wrong action.

Cross Claim(see Claim)Cross-Examination(see Examination)CrownThe government.

See also: Examination, Nation, Court, Law, Evidence