direct examination

noun

, Law.

1. the first interrogation of a witness by the side that has called that witness.

Example Sentences

Former federal prosecutor Barb McQuade said she thought Cohen's "direct examination went about as well as could be expected for the prosecution."

From Salon

The direct examination is going to be relatively short and to the point.

From Salon

“So we would be kind of in and out of the ER unfortunately when the manic episodes arose,” she said during direct examination by Devlin.

From Seattle Times

Due to poor ancient DNA preservation in hot and humid climates, no ancient DNA from Arabia has been sequenced until now -- preventing the direct examination of the genetic ancestry of its past populations.

From Science Daily

He shook his head in court repeatedly and scoffed during her direct examination of Carroll.

From Seattle Times