释义 |
`1`examination-in-chief `2` "DUHAIME'S ONLINE LEGAL DICTIONARY"
The questioning of your own witness under oath. Witnesses are introduced to a trial by their examination-in-chief, which is when they answer questions asked by the lawyer representing the party which called them to the stand. After their examination-in-chief, the other party's lawyer can question them too; this is called "cross-examination". |