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direct examination

noun

Meaning

  1. In a legal trial, the questioning of a witness by the attorney for the party who has called the witness to testify.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

interrogatory(English)testimony(English)case-in-chief(English)oyer(English)subpoena(English)voir dire(English)bench trial(English)state's evidence(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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