Direct Examination
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Meaning of Direct Examination
The examination in chief of a witness by the party calling him.
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Direct Examination Legal Definition
The first questioning of a witness by the attorney for the party on whose behalf the witness is called. Usually proceeds with open ended, non leading questions.
Translate Direct Examination from English to Spanish
Translation of Direct Examination , with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Interrogatorio directo (translation provided by Varo Hughes and the Diccionario de Términos Legales Louis Robb) and other legal terms is available here.
Interrogatorio directo (translation provided by Varo Hughes and the Diccionario de Términos Legales Louis Robb)
Interrogatorio a su propio testigo (translation provided by Varo Hughes)
Examen del testigo por la parte citante
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Direct Examination in the law of the United States
Direct Examination: Related U.S. Resources
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Cross-Examination (in the U.S. Legal Encyclopedia) Witness (in the U.S. Legal Encyclopedia).
Direct examination in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of direct examination.
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English Legal System: Direct Examination
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Direct Examination: (examination-in-chief, direct examination)
The questioning of a witness by the party who called him to give evidence. Leading questions (*leading question) may not be asked, except on matters that are introductory to the witness's evidence or are not in dispute or (with permission of the judge) when the witness is *hostile. The purpose of examination-in-chief is to elicit facts favourable to the case of the party conducting the examination. It is followed by a *cross-examination by the opposing party.
Meaning of Direct Examination in the U.S. Legal System
Definition of Direct Examination published by the National Association for Court Management: The first questioning of witnesses by the party on whose behalf they are called.
Direct Examination (Criminal Judicial Process)
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