cross-examine
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Skaggs’ lawyers, however, pointed out that the defense has taken longer to cross-examine witnesses than it took them to conduct the direct examinations.
From Los Angeles Times
He changed his version of events on multiple occasions and much of his testimony crumbled when cross-examined.
From BBC
A climactic scene between these two actors in which Jackson cross-examines Göring is a riveting piece of courtroom drama.
From Los Angeles Times
The trial also made national news after Ortega cross-examined Border Patrol sector chief Gregory Bovino about previous comments he had made describing undocumented immigrants as “scum, filth and trash.”
From Los Angeles Times
However, it has attracted criticism from the families of patients, who do not think that hospital managers have been rigorously cross-examined.
From BBC
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