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cross exam·ine
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Princeton's WordNet
cross examine, cross questionverb
question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side
"The witness was cross-examined by the defense"
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cross question
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There was an attorney for Club Med, strangely enough, that the court declared an interested party who got to cross-examine witnesses. And there was an attorney for the police department there who also cross-examined witnesses. And the attorney for the police department and the attorney for the club led essentially the same team, cross-examining the medical examiner, trying to cast doubt about his determination of manual strangulation, it was incredible. It was one of the craziest things I've seen.
You examine a witness, you cross-examine the witness, you look for corroboration or contradiction, you don’t use anonymous sources and selective leaks and prejudge the outcome. What’s happening tomorrow, us interviewing a witness, is exactly what we should be doing. His statement is helpful, it provides a roadmap. I have additional questions both based on what he said and things that there were not said in his 11-page statement. But for those who are not used to seeing how the way investigations are supposed to be run, this is how they’re supposed to be done.
He raised his finger up and opened his mouth to speak and I had already decided he was not taking control over my courtroom, i had already told him if he decided to speak I would let the prosecutor cross examine him.
It's impossible to bring this case forward in my view fairly without us knowing who the whistleblower is and having a chance to cross examine them about any biases they may have.
It’s really hard to cross-examine tweets.
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