All cross-examination synonyms

noun cross-examination

• test — Zoology. the hard, protective shell or covering of certain invertebrates, as echinoderms or tunicates.
• checkup — A checkup is a medical examination by your doctor or dentist to make sure that there is nothing wrong with your health.
• scan — to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page.
• probe — to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely: to probe one's conscience.
• questionnaire — a list of questions, usually printed, submitted for replies that can be analyzed for usable information: a questionnaire used in market research.
• review — a form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
• research — to make researches; investigate carefully.
• inquiry — a seeking or request for truth, information, or knowledge.
• raid — a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
• scrutiny — a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
• interrogation — the act of interrogating; questioning.
• investigation — the act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated.
• questioning — indicating or implying a question: a questioning tone in her voice.
• audit — When an accountant audits an organization's accounts, he or she examines the accounts officially in order to make sure that they have been done correctly.
• search — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
• observation — an act or instance of noticing or perceiving.
• study — a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
• trial — German Der Prozess. a novel (1925) by Franz Kafka.
• survey — to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
• diagnosis — Diagnosis is the discovery and naming of what is wrong with someone who is ill or with something that is not working properly.
• inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
• question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
• request — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
• analysis — Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
• hearing — the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
• query — a question; an inquiry.
• case — A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
• litigation — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
• tribunal — a court of justice.
• suit — a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
• prosecution — Law. the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person. the body of officials by whom such proceedings are instituted and carried on.
• contest — A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win.
• arraignment — Arraignment is when someone is brought before a court of law to answer a particular charge.
• action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
• indictment — an act of indicting.
• lawsuit — a case in a court of law involving a claim, complaint, etc., by one party against another; suit at law.
• impeachment — the impeaching of a public official before an appropriate tribunal.
• breakdown — The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending.
• inquisition — an official investigation, especially one of a political or religious nature, characterized by lack of regard for individual rights, prejudice on the part of the examiners, and recklessly cruel punishments.
• inquest — a legal or judicial inquiry, usually before a jury, especially an investigation made by a coroner into the cause of a death.
• catechism — In a Catholic, Episcopal, or Orthodox Church, the catechism is a series of questions and answers about religious beliefs, which has to be learned by people before they can become full members of that Church.
• perusal — a reading: a perusal of the current books.
• battery — Batteries are small devices that provide the power for electrical items such as radios and children's toys.
• dissection — the act of dissecting.
• quiz — an informal test or examination of a student or class.
• quest — a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something: a quest for uranium mines; a quest for knowledge.
• once-over — a quick look, examination, or appraisal.
• tryout — a trial or test to ascertain fitness for some purpose.
• canvass — If you canvass for a particular person or political party, you go around an area trying to persuade people to vote for that person or party.
• assay — An assay is a test of a substance to find out what chemicals it contains. It is usually carried out to find out how pure a substance is.