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direct examination - (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness

interrogatory, examination, interrogation - formal systematic questioning

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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Prophetic Realism: Beyond Militarism and Pacifism in an Age of Terror is a direct examination of Reinhold Niebuhr's "Christian Realism" theological insights and moral/political reflections upon the all too pressing problems of maintaining peace and justice.

Prophetic Realism by Taylor, John / MBR Bookwatch

Salmeron and other scientists note that the new evidence would be more convincing if it included a direct examination of the structure that the water molecules assumed under the tip.

Warm ice: frozen water forms at room temperature by Weiss, P. / Science News

On direct examination, a Gram stain of the protected specimen brush sample showed numerous gram-positive bacilli.

Williamsia muralis pulmonary infection by Bou, German / Emerging Infectious Diseases

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