cross-examine
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An authority that comes from nowhere visible, accountable to nothing you can touch or verify or cross-examine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
"There are already huge restrictions on the extent to which defence lawyers can cross-examine people in these cases," he told BBC Scotland News.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
Unlike in a criminal case, Abrego Garcia was not given the right to confront or cross-examine the witnesses against him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
Trump’s legal team was also allowed to dispute evidence, cross-examine witnesses called by opposing counsel, and raise questions of law and fact throughout the trial—all of which they did aggressively and comprehensively.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2024
Nels Gudmundsson now tottered to his feet in order to cross-examine Sterling Whitman.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Todd Blanche cross-examines Michael Cohen on the stand trying to paint him as a liar.
From BBC ● May 16, 2024
Rebecca Roiphe, a professor at New York Law School, noted that Mr. Avenatti, because of his combative personality, could face real hurdles when he cross-examines Ms. Daniels.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
Giuliani said at the lectern, doing a terrible Joe Pesci, from the scene where he cross-examines an elderly eyewitness with bad eyesight.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2020
When I think about Harris, I remember her performance at Senate hearings: the way she challenges people, cross-examines them, and handles herself in a room.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2020
She cross-examines the clerk as soon as her husband is done with him.
From Miss or Mrs? by Collins, Wilkie
Victims are often cross-examined during the lengthy legal proceedings, which frequently deepens their sense of guilt, Tsang noted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Because Florsheim had no lawyer, he cross-examined his neighbor himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Dr Lynch's acquittal in the US, where witnesses were properly cross-examined, exposed the truth.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
“They obviously are cross-examined, and they’ll frequently be accused of ... lying for their own self-interest,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026
“Attend to me. Are you aware, or are you not aware, that none of these witnesses have yet been cross-examined? Come, I only want one word from you. Yes, or no?”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
With this rule in place, and with prosecutors thirsty to invoke it, the first part of every excessive punishment analysis turns into Tom Cruise cross-examining Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men: Q: “Grave Danger?”
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025
On Thursday, the defense cross-examining Ventura sought to change the narrative using dozens of text messages between Combs and Ventura.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2025
Paul Gallagher SC was cross-examining Mr Adams on Wednesday and referred to multiple books and newspaper stories about Mr Adams.
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
“You’re the last adult to have possession of that gun,” assistant prosecutor Marc Keast said while cross-examining Jennifer Crumbley last week.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
It’s like he was cross-examining my subconscious, looking for some clue he might have missed the ninety-ninth time around.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
