direct examination
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
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 ● May 14, 2024
“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 ● Mar. 4, 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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