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Examination in chief
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. 2. A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; as, the examination of a student, or of a candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry. He neglected the studies, . . . stood low at the examinations. --Macaulay. Examination in chief, or Direct examination (Law), that examination which is made of a witness by a party calling him. Cross-examination, that made by the opposite party. Re["e]xamination, or Re-direct examination, that made by a party calling a witness, after, and upon matters arising out of, the cross-examination. Syn: Search; inquiry; investigation; research; scrutiny; inquisition; inspection; exploration.

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- direct examination or examination-in-chief is one stage in the process of adducing evidence from witnesses in a court of law. Direct examination is the...
- In law, cross-examination is the interrogation of a witness by one's opponent. It is preceded by direct examination (known as examination-in-chief in...
- that through a process of argument and counter-argument, examination-in-chief and cross-examination, each side will test the truthfulness, relevancy, and...
- An eye examination, commonly known as an eye test, is a series of tests performed to ****ess vision and ability to focus on and discern objects. It also...
- The imperial examination was a civil service examination system in Imperial China administered for the purpose of selecting candidates for the state bureaucracy...
- **** or w/o/p — without prejudice XFD — Examination for Discovery XN — Examination in Chief XXN — Cross-examination List of legal abbreviations (canon law)...
- In a physical examination, medical examination, clinical examination, or medical checkup, a medical practitioner examines a patient for any possible medical...
- A bar examination is an examination administered by the bar ****ociation of a jurisdiction that a lawyer must p**** in order to be admitted to the bar of...
- body in the state of Karnataka, India, responsible for recruiting candidates for various state government jobs through competitive examinations. Karnataka...
- African Examinations Council (WAEC) is an examination board established by law to determine the examinations required in the public interest in the English-speaking...