cross examine

1. 1.

   question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side

   “The witness was cross-examined by the defense”

   Synonymscross question

   Broaderexamine

Questions about cross examine

What does cross examine mean?

cross examine means "question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side".

What is another word for cross examine?

Close synonyms include cross question. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cross examine a common word?

cross examine is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.