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Redirect examination

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004174

The questioning of a witness by the party who called them, following cross-examination by the opposing party. Its purpose is to clarify ambiguities, explain new matters raised during cross-examination, or rehabilitate the witness's credibility. New topics generally cannot be introduced during redirect examination unless they directly respond to issues raised on cross-examination.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004174
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004174",
  "term": "Redirect examination",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The questioning of a witness by the party who called them, following cross-examination by the opposing party. Its purpose is to clarify ambiguities, explain new matters raised during cross-examination, or rehabilitate the witness's credibility. New topics generally cannot be introduced during redirect examination unless they directly respond to issues raised on cross-examination.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/redirect-examination/"
}

Record 4,232 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.