cross-questioner
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Definition
- Noun:
- Someone who questions a witness carefully, especially about testimony given earlier: A cross-questioner is a person, often a lawyer or an official examiner, who conducts a detailed and probing interrogation of a witness, typically to test the consistency, accuracy, or truthfulness of their previous statements.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The defense attorney, acting as the cross-questioner, exposed inconsistencies in the witness's story.
- A skilled cross-questioner can reveal crucial details that were omitted during the initial testimony.
Advanced Usage
- Legal Context: The term is most commonly used in formal legal, judicial, or investigative settings. The cross-questioner's role is distinct from the initial examiner; their purpose is to challenge and scrutinize.
- The judge reminded the cross-questioner to focus on the facts presented in the witness's direct examination.
Variants and Related Words
- Cross-question (verb): To question (a witness) closely, especially to check a previous testimony.
- The lawyer will cross-question the witness tomorrow.
- Cross-examination (noun): The act or process of cross-questioning a witness.
- During the cross-examination, new evidence came to light.
Synonyms
- Interrogator: A person who questions someone closely, aggressively, or formally.
- Examiner: A person who inspects or investigates something or someone, often in an official capacity.
- Inquisitor: A person making an inquiry, especially one seen as overly harsh or severe.
Related Phrases
- To subject to cross-questioning: To cause someone to undergo a detailed interrogation.
- The witness was subjected to intense cross-questioning for two hours.
Noun
- someone who questions a witness carefully (especially about testimony given earlier)