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direct examination

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The formal interrogation of a witness by his or her lawyer.

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  • noun law : In a legal trial, the questioning of a witness by the attorney for the party who has called the witness to testify.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness

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hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. examination
  2. interrogation
  3. interrogatory

cross-references (1)

Cross-references

  1. cross examination

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