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cross-examine

verb
verb
BrE BrE//ˌkrɒs ɪɡˈzæmɪn//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌkrɔːs ɪɡˈzæmɪn//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they cross-examine
BrE BrE//ˌkrɒs ɪɡˈzæmɪn//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌkrɔːs ɪɡˈzæmɪn//
 he / she / it cross-examines
BrE BrE//ˌkrɒs ɪɡˈzæmɪnz//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌkrɔːs ɪɡˈzæmɪnz//
 past simple cross-examined
BrE BrE//ˌkrɒs ɪɡˈzæmɪnd//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌkrɔːs ɪɡˈzæmɪnd//
 past participle cross-examined
BrE BrE//ˌkrɒs ɪɡˈzæmɪnd//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌkrɔːs ɪɡˈzæmɪnd//
 -ing form cross-examining
BrE BrE//ˌkrɒs ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌkrɔːs ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ//
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cross-examine somebody to question somebody carefully and in a lot of detail about answers that they have already given, especially in court The witness was cross-examined for over two hours. CollocationsCriminal justiceBreaking the law break/​violate/​obey/​uphold the law be investigated/​arrested/​tried for a crime/​a robbery/​fraud be arrested/ (especially North American English) indicted/​convicted on charges of rape/​fraud/(especially US English) felony charges be arrested on suspicion of arson/​robbery/​shoplifting be accused of/​be charged with murder/(especially North American English) homicide/​four counts of fraud face two charges of indecent assault admit your guilt/​liability/​responsibility (for something) deny the allegations/​claims/​charges confess to a crime grant/​be refused/​be released on/​skip/​jump bailThe legal process stand/​await/​bring somebody to/​come to/​be on trial take somebody to/​come to/​settle something out of court face/​avoid/​escape prosecution seek/​retain/​have the right to/​be denied access to legal counsel hold/​conduct/​attend/​adjourn a hearing/​trial sit on/​influence/​persuade/​convince the jury sit/​stand/​appear/​be put/​place somebody in the dock plead guilty/​not guilty to a crime be called to/​enter (British English) the witness box take/​put somebody on the stand/(North American English) the witness stand call/​subpoena/​question/​cross-examine a witness give/​hear the evidence against/​on behalf of somebody raise/​withdraw/​overrule an objection reach a unanimous/​majority verdict return/​deliver/​record a verdict of not guilty/​unlawful killing/​accidental death convict/​acquit the defendant of the crime secure a conviction/​your acquittal lodge/​file an appeal appeal (against)/challenge/​uphold/​overturn a conviction/​verdictSentencing and punishment pass sentence on somebody carry/​face/​serve a seven-year/​life sentence receive/​be given the death penalty be sentenced to ten years (in prison/​jail) carry/​impose/​pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years imprisonment) be imprisoned/​jailed for drug possession/​fraud/​murder do/​serve time/​ten years be sent to/​put somebody in/​be released from jail/​prison be/​put somebody/​spend X years on death row be granted/​be denied/​break (your) parole crime Oxford Collocations DictionaryCross-examine is used with these nouns as the subject: counselCross-examine is used with these nouns as the object: witness See full entry
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