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    cross-questioning
    /ˌkrɒsˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. detailed questioning of someone: "the cross-questioning of Lopez"

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  2. verb [ T ] uk / ˌkrɒsˈkwes.tʃ ə n / us / ˌkrɑːsˈkwes.tʃ ə n / Add to word list. to cross-examine. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Questioning people & asking questions in general. ask after someone. ask questions of someone/something idiom. be someone's for the asking idiom. beat something out of someone. bombard. consultative.

  3. Cross-questioning is the present participle of cross-question, which means to cross-examine someone in a legal or formal setting. See how the word is used in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

  4. cross-question somebody to question somebody carefully and in great detail and often in a way that seems aggressive. Two police officers spent the next hour cross-questioning me.

  5. 2 meanings: 1. to cross-examine 2. a question asked in cross-examination.... Click for more definitions.

  6. The meaning of CROSS-QUESTION is a question asked in cross-examination.

  7. Definition of 'cross-questioning' Word Frequency. cross-questioning in British English. noun. a. the act or process of examining a witness for the opposing side in a court of law. b. a series of questions asked during such a process. The word cross-questioning is derived from cross-question, shown below. Collins English Dictionary.

  8. noun. a question asked by way of cross-examination. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of cross-question 1. First recorded in 1685–95. Discover More. Example Sentences. For the sake of the lesson, Hogg should have been there to learn to cross-question. From Project Gutenberg.