cross-examine
verb (used with object)
to examine by questions intended to check a previous examination; examine closely or minutely.
have cross-examined
-
present perfectof cross-examine.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Looking back, maybe I should have cross-examined him and said, 'John, did you do it?'
From Time Magazine Archive
Because he could have cross-examined at the preliminary hearing, the state's highest court upheld his conviction.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of course the possibility remains that Paul may have been too easily satisfied, and not have cross-examined Peter as closely as he might have done.
From The Fair Haven by R. A. (Richard Alexander) Streatfeild
Besides, he would have cross-examined me before the public in Old Bailey style; no story, the most straightforward that ever was told, could be sure to stand that.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 by Various
When I was with Noel, I should have cross-examined him, got hold of a quantity of useful details; but I did not even think of doing so.
From The Widow Lerouge by Émile Gaboriau
