leading question

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   a question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer; a lawyer may ask leading questions on cross-examination

   Broaderquestion

   Part ofcross-examination

Questions about leading question

What does leading question mean?

leading question means "a question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer; a lawyer may ask leading questions on cross-examination".

Is leading question a common word?

leading question 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.