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View synonyms for cross-question

cross-question

[ kraws-kwes-chuhn, kros- ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to cross-examine.


noun

  1. a question asked by way of cross-examination.

cross-question

verb

  1. to cross-examine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a question asked in cross-examination
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈcross-ˈquestioning, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cross-question1

First recorded in 1685–95
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Example Sentences

For the sake of the lesson, Hogg should have been there to learn to cross-question.

I was made as welcome to cross-question classes as if I had been an ordained graduate of their own.

Ye brocht me here again' my wull, but ye'll no' cross-question me.

Once started, he settled back and began to cross-question himself, and to moralize over the situation.

If Carder should suddenly revert to that day and cross-question him, he must have his denials ready.

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