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	Pronounced	Usage
Aquilina	-	Ancient Roman
Baxter	BAKS-tər	English
Emre	EM-re	Turkish
ÁBel	AH-bel	Hungarian
Jean (2)	JEEN	English, Scottish
Arthur	AHR-thər (English), ar-TUYR (French), AHR-toor (German), AHR-tur (Dutch)	English, French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance