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Direct examination Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Direct examination has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness

2

In a legal trial, the questioning of a witness by the attorney for the party who has called the witness to testify.

See Also
cross examination testify witness party trial questioning attorney legal
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
interrogation
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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