Direct examination

Direct Examination At trial, the initial questioning of a party or witness by the side that called him or her to testify.

Direct examination - The first questioning of witnesses by the party on whose behalf they are called.
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Direct Examination: The capitalization method used to convert an estimate of a single year's income expectancy or any annual average of several years' income expectancies into an indication of value in one step, ...

Re-direct examination: questioning a witness about matters brought up during cross examination.

Direct examination consists of questions asked in a direct form, that is, a form which does not suggest the answer, such as "Where were you on July 18th?" Direct examination is conducted of witnesses who are friendly to the questioner.

direct examination - The first questioning of a witness by the attorney for the party on whose behalf the witness is called. Usually proceeds with open ended, non leading questions.

Direct Examination - The first set of questions asked of a witness by the party who called them to court.

DIRECT EXAMINATION: The initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness.
DIRECTED VERDICT: A judge's order to a jury to return a specified verdict, usually because one of the parties failed to prove its case.

direct examination: the first interrogation of a witness by the party on whose behalf the witness is called
directed verdict: an instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict ...

direct examination: When a witness testifies and answers questions posed by the party that asked them to testify. (Compare cross-examination.) ...

direct examination See examination.
directed verdict A determination by the judge that a particular verdict is required as a matter of law; ...

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

Direct Examination
questioning of a witness in a trial, or at the taking of a deposition, by the party for whom the witness is testifying.
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Direct Examination
Direct examination is the first examination of a witness by the party who called the witness to testify. Testimony from a direct examination may only be considered as evidence if the witness is available to cross examination.
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Redirect Re-direct is direct examination that follows cross-examination by the opposing party. Re-direct must inquire only into matters already raised.

In practice, judges will sometimes permit leading questions on direct examination of friendly witnesses with respect to preliminary matters that are necessary to provide background or context, and which are not in dispute; for example, ...

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.

"Leading questions as a general rule should not be used on direct examination since they suggest the answers the attorney wants from his own witness. This gives an unfair advantage to the party who is presenting his case.

Definition - Noun
: the act or process of examining
esp
: a formal questioning esp. in a court proceeding
see also cross-examination direct examination recross-examination redirect examination
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Questions on cross-examination (as opposed to direct examination) can be "leading" (questions that suggest the answer to the witness).

Examination-in-chief: Questioning of witnesses under oath by the party who called those witnesses (also called direct examination). After the examination-in-chief, the other side's lawyer may question the witnesses in cross-examination.

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