direct examination

direct examination

n.

The formal interrogation of a witness by his or her lawyer: The witness was asked on direct examination to describe what he had seen.

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direct′ examina′tion

n.

the initial questioning to elicit a witness's testimony, as at a trial or hearing, by the side that called the witness.

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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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