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Definition of Cross question

1. Verb. Question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side. "The witness was cross-examined by the defense"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cross Question

Literary usage of Cross question

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Charles Sumner by Charles Sumner (1875)
"Cross-Question 18. Do you ever have orders from customers for ... Cross-Question '22. Suppose you had an order from a foundry — say Hooper & Co. ..."

2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... cross- question, interpellation; see EXAMINATION. 8. Referring to what is asked: inquiry, query, interrogation, interrogatory, ..."

3. A History of the World from the Earliest Records to the Present Time by Philip Smith (1866)
"... STORY OP HIS VISION OF THE CROSS - QUESTION OF HIS CHRISTIANITY — HE PROCLAIMS UNIVERSAL TOLERATION — FIRST WAR WITH LICINIUS ..."

4. Right and Duty of Prohibition: Argument Before a Joint Special Committee of by Alonzo Ames Miner (1867)
"Mr. Gaffield, a member of the Board of Aldermen, declared, in answer to a cross-question, that there had been, he was well aware, no effort to execute the ..."

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