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Cross examination

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001420

The questioning of a witness by the party who did not call that witness to testify. This process aims to test the truthfulness, accuracy, and credibility of the witness's direct testimony. It is a fundamental right in adversarial legal systems, governed by rules of evidence.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001420
FieldLaw
Synonymscross-examination
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001420",
  "term": "Cross examination",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The questioning of a witness by the party who did not call that witness to testify. This process aims to test the truthfulness, accuracy, and credibility of the witness's direct testimony. It is a fundamental right in adversarial legal systems, governed by rules of evidence.",
  "synonyms": [
    "cross-examination"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/cross-examination/"
}

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