direct examination
1direct examination — n: the first examination of a witness by the party calling the witness compare cross examination, redirect examination ◇ Leading questions are not allowed on direct examination unless the witness is shown to be hostile. Merriam Webster’s… …
2Direct examination — Examination Ex*am i*na tion, n. [L. examinatio: cf. F. examination.] 1. The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment. [1913 Webster] 2. A process prescribed or… …
3Direct examination — Direct Di*rect , a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct: cf. F. direct. See {Dress}, and cf. {Dirge}.] 1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means …
4direct examination — UK US noun [U] LAW ► a situation in which a lawyer in a court of law asks questions of a person who has been ordered to come to the court and state what they know about a legal case: »Testifying on direct examination, the witness said that sexual …
5Direct examination — Evidence Part of the …
6direct examination — direct questioning = examination in chief прямой опрос, начальная фаза устных показаний свидетеля или эксперта, состоящая в том, что он отвечает на вопросы стороны, которая пригласила его к участию в процессе. Обычно сводится к подтверждению… …
7direct examination — examination of a witness by the party that summoned him to trial …
8direct examination — direct′ examina′tion n. law the initial questioning to elicit a witness s testimony, as at a trial or hearing, by the side that called the witness …
9direct examination — The first interrogation or examination of a witness, on the merits, by the party on whose behalf he is called. The first examination of a witness upon a matter that is not within the scope of a previous examination of the witness. Calif.Evid.Code …
10direct examination — The first interrogation or examination of a witness, on the merits, by the party on whose behalf he is called. The first examination of a witness upon a matter that is not within the scope of a previous examination of the witness. Calif.Evid.Code …