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 assigned for testing qualification; as, the examination of a student, or of a candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry. [ 1913 Webster ] He neglected the studies, . . . stood low at the examinations. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. --
Reëxamination, or
Re-direct examination, (Law) that questioning of a witness at trial made by the party calling the witness, after, and upon matters arising out of, the cross-examination; also called informally re-direct.
Syn. -- Search; inquiry; investigation; research; scrutiny; inquisition; inspection; exploration. [ 1913 Webster ] | 
