[VN] to question sb carefully and in a lot of detail about answers that they have already given, especially in a court of law:
The witness was cross-examined for over two hours.
cross-examination noun [U,C]:
He broke down under cross-examination (= while he was being cross-examined) and admitted his part in the assault.
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