Direct examination and Interrogation

Direct examination

Direct examination noun - (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness.

Interrogation and direct examination are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Interrogation" instead a noun phrase "Direct examination".

Interrogation

Interrogation noun - An instance of questioning.
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Synonyms for Interrogation

Direct examination and interrogation are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Direct examination" with "Interrogation", this terms are similar.

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