Term: cross-examination: (law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination
Candidate hypernym: interrogation: formal systematic questioning → 1
Candidate hypernym: ascidian: minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves → 0
Candidate hypernym: cry: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate) → 0
Candidate hypernym: art teacher: someone who teaches art → 0
Candidate hypernym: raster: the rectangular formation of parallel scanning lines that guide the electron beam on a television screen or a computer monitor → 0
Candidate hypernym: food manufacturer: a person who manufactures food products → 0
Candidate hypernym: dammar: any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine → 0
Candidate hypernym: elocutionist: a public speaker trained in voice production and gesture and delivery → 0
Candidate hypernym: chromate: any salt or ester of chromic acid → 0
Candidate hypernym: area code: a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada → 0
Candidate hypernym: pudendal cleft: the fissure between the labia majora → 0