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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

cross-examination

/(kr?s"?gz-?m`?-n?"sh?n; 115)/ · cross·-ex·am·i·na·tion · IPA
01 n. The interrogating or questioning of a witness by the party against whom he has been called and examined. See Examination.
  1. 1.
    The interrogating or questioning of a witness by the party against whom he has been called and examined. See Examination.(Law) See: Examination
  2. 2.
    close or detailed questioning.[fig.]