examination-in-chief
- a word derived from examine-in-chief.
Example Sentences
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On his examination-in-chief he swore that Dorsey wrote this: And to further deceive them and learn their plans, carried the letter-book containing—And then he wrote—the much-talked of Oregon correspondence.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Ingersoll, Robert Green
It will also be remembered that when Rerdell was asked in his examination-in-chief whether anybody had a key to his office he replied that S. W. Dorsey had a key to his office.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Ingersoll, Robert Green
"And I think you told my learned friend in examination-in-chief that you had no knowledge of the fact that both your bedroom and Mr. Collingwood's opened out of the same sitting-room?"
From A Butterfly on the Wheel by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger
On his examination-in-chief he swore that these words were written by Dorsey.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Ingersoll, Robert Green
Thus throughout his examination-in-chief the imps of Recollection and Speculation spun and whirled in his brain-pan.
From Anthony Lyveden by Yates, Dornford