cross-examination Antonyms
Strongest:
- poll
- quiz
- rehearing
- interrogation
- questionnaire
- question
- grilling
- hearing
- challenge
- survey
- reinvestigation
Strong:
- questionary
- feeler
- diagnosis
- soul-searching
- self-reflection
- inspection
- investigation
- inquest
- self-scrutiny
- self-exploration
- self-questioning
- query
- research
- trial
- audit
- inquiry
- going-over
- examination
- self-examination
Weak:
Meaning of cross-examination
cross-examination (n)
(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
FAQs About the word 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
poll, quiz, rehearing, interrogation, questionnaire, question,grilling, hearing, challenge, survey
No antonyms found.
The defense attorney began the cross-examination of the witness with a series of probing questions.
During cross-examination, the prosecution sought to undermine the credibility of the defendant's alibi.
The witness remained composed under intense cross-examination, sticking to their original testimony.
The cross-examination revealed inconsistencies in the witness's account of the events.
