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direct examination

American  

noun

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


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Unlike a lawyer conducting direct examination of their own client, Savitt was allowed to lead, she instructed Musk.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

By combining direct examination with informed reconstruction, they mapped out how nerves, blood vessels, and air passages likely fit inside the skull.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2026

That contradicts what he told jurors during Tuesday’s direct examination, when he claimed to have a specific memory of Trump in instructing him to cover up the Stormy encounter.

From Slate ● May 16, 2024

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

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2024

I had done the direct examination of all of the witnesses and was surprised when I realized that it was already 5:00 p.m.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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