cross-examiner

• Существительное, обозначающее человека, обычно адвоката, который тщательно и досконально допрашивает свидетеля, особенно в отношении показаний, данных ранее в ходе судебного разбирательства.

A noun referring to a person, typically a lawyer, who questions a witness carefully and thoroughly, especially about testimony given earlier during a legal proceeding.

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   A person, typically a lawyer, who questions a witness carefully, especially about testimony given earlier, to test its truthfulness or accuracy.

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   • The cross-examiner skillfully exposed inconsistencies in the witness's story.
   • During the trial, the cross-examiner pressed the witness for more details.
   • A good cross-examiner can change the outcome of a case.

   Synonymscross-questionerexaminerinterrogatorquestioner