cross-examination

由传唤并询问证人的一方对证人进行的盘问,试图证明或揭露直接询问中虚假或未陈述的内容。

The interrogation or questioning of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined, in an attempt to prove or reveal something false or untold during direct examination.

任何激烈的质问阶段,尤指带有敌意的。

Any intense period of questioning, especially if hostile.