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.
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Leading Question
(n) Leading question is the method of questioning by which a person is directed to answer them in the way expected by the questioner. eg. Attorney asking his witness the question, 'it was raining when the incident occurs, isn't it ?
Leading Question:
A question which suggests an answer; usually answerable by "yes" or "no".
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Leading question - One which suggests to a witness the answer desired. Prohibited on direct examination.
leading question
n. a question asked of a witness by an attorney during a trial or a deposition (questioning under oath outside of court), suggesting an answer or putting words in the mouth of the witness.
Leading Question
A question that suggests what the answer should be. Example: "Isn't it true that they always arrive at work at 8:00 a.m.?
leading questionOne which virtually instructs a witness how to answer or puts into his mouth word to be echoed back; one which suggest to the witness the answer desired.
Leading Question
A question which suggests to the witness the expected answer. Leading questions are ordinarily improper and are objected to at trial.
leading question A question by counsel that suggests to the witness the desired answer; leading questions are generally forbidden except on cross-examination.
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Term: Leading Question
Definition: A question which suggests to the witness the expected answer. Leading questions are ordinarily improper and are objected to at trial.
3. A leading question is one which leads the mind of the witness to the answer, or suggests it to him, as did A B give the blow?
Such questions are called leading questions. The rules permit cross-examination (i.e., leading questions) in certain circumstances and forbid it in others. Sometimes only direct questions may be asked.
Expanded Legal Definition of Lay on the TableLeading Question A question which suggests an answer; usually answerable by yes or no.
TOP Hostile witness : During an examination-in-chief, a lawyer is not allowed to ask leading questions of their own witness.
During an examination-in-chief, a lawyer is not allowed to ask leading questions of their own witness.
Definition - Transitive Verb
: to suggest the desired answer to (a witness) by asking leading questions
Definition - Noun
: something serving as a tip, indication, or clue <the police have only one ~ in the murder investigation> ...
A question that suggests the answer - for example, 'You were at the shop on July 18th, weren't you?' - is called a leading question and can be used only on cross-examination.
DIRECT EXAMINATION - The initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness. Leading questions, i.e., questions which suggest the answer, are generally impermissible on direct.
Hostile witness - A witness whose testimony is not favorable to the party who calls him or her as a witness. A hostile witness may be asked leading questions and may be crossexamined by the party who calls him or her to the stand.
A witness whose testimony is not favorable to the party who calls him/her as a witness. A hostile witness may be asked leading questions and may be cross-examined by the party who call him/her to the stand.
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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.
Questions on cross-examination (as opposed to direct examination) can be "leading" (questions that suggest the answer to the witness). Leading questions are not permitted to be asked by the party who offers the witness for providing evidence on ...
it is called a "cross-examination" and you are allowed considerably more latitude in cross-examination then when you question your own witnesses (called an "examination-in-chief"). For example, you are not allowed to ask leading questions to your own ...
A party may not put leading questions (which suggest the answer, or require a simple yes or no) to his own witness, but he may ask such questions in cross-examination.
 See also: Witness, Law, Question, Court, State
  
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