Cross-Examination

Cross-Examination in United States

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The interrogation of an adverse witness after the witness has testified on direct examination (in U.S. law) for the party who called him or her. Cross-examination of unfriendly witnesses is a matter of right in every trial of a disputed issue of fact and is recognized as the best means of discovering truth.

(Revised by Ann De Vries)

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