redirect examination
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9.1
- noun
- Jargon
:
interrogatorio de reexaminación
- During his redirect examination, the lawyer brought up evidence that strengthened the witness's credibility.
Examples
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After the cross-examination, the lawyer conducted a redirect examination to clarify important details.
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I have no redirect examination.
Fiction book (1995) -
But when it was Sarah's turn on redirect examination, all of the witnesses firmly declared that when James Parker came on to Maureen Mays in the train station, she had clearly rebuffed him.
Fiction book (1992) -
The attorney skillfully guided the witness through her testimony during the redirect examination.
Synonyms
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6.6
Asking questions of a witness by the side that called them after the other side questioned them
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally transparent: 'redirect' (to guide again or direct elsewhere) combined with 'examination' (formal questioning) denotes an examination that redirects or follows up on prior questioning. Although it is legal jargon, the specific procedural nuance is directly inferable from the constituent words, so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely understand the basic meaning.
Etymology
The noun redirect examination comes from the courtroom: after the other side questions a witness, the lawyer who called the witness asks more questions to redirect the witness during the examination. That's why it means 'the questioning of a witness by the party that called them after the other side has questioned them'.