direct examination

American  

noun

Law.

1. the first interrogation of a witness by the side that has called that witness.

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Example Sentences

Skaggs’ lawyers, however, pointed out that the defense has taken longer to cross-examine witnesses than it took them to conduct the direct examinations.

From Los Angeles Times

Former federal prosecutor Barb McQuade said she thought Cohen's "direct examination went about as well as could be expected for the prosecution."

From Salon

The direct examination is going to be relatively short and to the point.

From Salon

“So we would be kind of in and out of the ER unfortunately when the manic episodes arose,” she said during direct examination by Devlin.

From Seattle Times

Due to poor ancient DNA preservation in hot and humid climates, no ancient DNA from Arabia has been sequenced until now -- preventing the direct examination of the genetic ancestry of its past populations.

From Science Daily