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cross-examine
cross-examine someone
to question someone in court who has already been questioned by the opposing side; to question a suspect or a witness at great length. The lawyer plans to cross-examine the witness tomorrow morning. The police cross-examined the suspect for three hours.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Loida | | - | Spanish |
Vaishnavi | | - | Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Marathi |
Ibtisam | | - | Arabic |
Darko | | - | Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian |
Garry | | ['gæri] | |
Ladislas | | LAD-i-slaws (English) | History |