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cross-question

[ kraws-kwes-chuh n, kros- ]

/ ˈkrɔsˈkwɛs tʃən, ˈkrɒs- /

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verb (used with object)

to cross-examine.

noun

a question asked by way of cross-examination.

Origin of cross-question

First recorded in 1685–95

Words nearby cross-question

cross-pollinate, cross-pollination, cross-post, cross-posting, cross-purpose, cross-question, cross-react, cross-reacting agglutinin, cross-reacting antibody, cross-reaction, cross-refer

Example sentences from the Web for cross-question

One would like to cross-question Olaus before accepting such a statement.

Ways of Nature |John Burroughs
Amy was just as eager as Jessie to cross-question 147 the man about a red barn with a silo.

The Campfire Girls of Roselawn |Margaret Penrose
She grew red, and Mrs. Frere, feeling that it was not very kind to cross-question a guest, finished her sentence for her.

The Christmas Fairy |John Strange Winter
He was guilty; I could see it by the way his spirit sagged in the middle when I began to cross-question him.

Conscript 2989 |Irving Crump

It occurred to him that he might somehow get hold of Dr. Benda and cross-question him.

The Goose Man |Jacob Wassermann

British Dictionary definitions for cross-question

cross-question

verb (tr)

to cross-examine

noun

a question asked in cross-examination

Derived forms of cross-question

cross-questioning, noun