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confrontation clause often cap both Cs : the clause in the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing to defendants in criminal prosecutions the right to be confronted with the witnesses against them esp. for the purpose of conducting cross-examination see also confront ...
cross-examination
cross-examination : the examination of a witness who has already testified in order to check or discredit the witness's testimony, knowledge, or credibility see also confrontation clause compare direct examination, recross-examination, redirect examination NOTE: In accordance with Rule 611 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, cross-examination should only refer to matters that were covered during direct examination or that are relevant to the witness's credibility. Anything exceeding these limits is permissible at the court's discretion. Rule 611 also states that “ordinarily leading questions should be permitted on cross-examination.” cross-examine vb cross-examiner n ...
mandate
mandate [Latin mandatum, from neuter of mandatus, past participle of mandare to entrust, enjoin, probably irregularly from manus hand + -dere to put] 1 a : a formal communication from a reviewing court notifying the court below of its judgment and directing the lower court to act accordingly b : mandamus 2 in the civil law of Louisiana : an act by which a person gives another person the power to transact for him or her one or several affairs 3 a : an authoritative command : a clear authorization or direction [the of the full faith and credit clause "National Law Journal"] b : the authorization to act given by a constituency to its elected representative vt man·dat·ed man·dat·ing : to make mandatory or required [the Pennsylvania Constitution s a criminal defendant's right to confrontation "National Law Journal"] ...
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