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Cross-question

noun

A question asked in cross-examination.

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"Cross-question" Quotes from Famous Books

... And he began to cross-question her about what she had done. Maria denied nothing, and when she had finished, the king said again, 'Follow me to the house, and there you shall pay the penalty.' As he spoke, he started for the house, looking back from time to time to make sure that Maria ...

— The Crimson Fairy Book • Various

... again I have not sought to cross-question you or belittle your knowledge. But you speak of the law. Do you not think it a monstrous thing that two men even though they be of high standing in their profession as general practitioners, but without special acquaintance with mental derangements—I am not speaking of this particular ...

— Sundry Accounts • Irvin S. Cobb

... he exclaimed. He had never dreamt but that Biddy was a Seacove child, tempted out too far by the fine afternoon—a fisherman's or boatman's daughter. But however curious he was to hear more, he had too much sense to cross-question ...

— The Rectory Children • Mrs Molesworth

... remark; but her quiet, searching eyes looked me through and through, till I almost longed for the time when she would begin to question and cross-question me. After she was gone, Captain Carey gave me two or three glasses of his choicest wine, to cheer me up, as he said; but we were not long ...

— The Doctor's Dilemma • Hesba Stretton

... under that impression, Miss Dane, and so does the Reverend Mr. Rashleigh himself, I fancy. If you choose, I'll present him, and then you can cross-question him at ...

— The Unseen Bridgegroom - or, Wedded For a Week • May Agnes Fleming

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