Cross-examination and Legal action

Cross-examination noun - (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.

Legal action and cross-examination are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Legal action" instead a noun phrase "Cross-examination".

Legal action noun - A judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong.

Cross-examination and legal action are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cross-examination" instead a noun phrase "Legal action".