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cross-appellant : a party that cross-appeals ...
cross-appeal
cross-appeal : an appeal taken by an appellee against the appellant compare counterclaim, cross-action, cross-claim cross-appeal vb ...
Cross-examination
Cross-examination, the examination of a witness by the opposite side, generally after examination in chief, but some times without such examination; as in the case of an examination on the voir dire, which is in the nature of a cross-examination (see VOIR DIRE); and also if one party calls a witness,and he is sworn, the other party may cross-examine him, although the party who has called him put no question at all to him. Some times questions in cross-examination are allowed by the judge after re-examination. See RE-EXAMINATION. And if a witness be called to prove some preliminary and collateral matter only, as the handwriting of a document tendered in evidence, he is a witness in the cause, and may be cross-examined as to any of the issues in the cause.As to theform of the cross-examination, leading questions are allowed, which is not the case in examination in chief.The questions must be relevant to the issue (see infra), but great latitude is allowed, as a question seemingly irrelev...
Appellate Board
Appellate Board, means the Appellate Board established under s. 83, Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999), s. 2(a).Means the Appellate Board established under s. 83 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (48 of 1999), s. 2(a).Means Appellate Board established under s. 32, Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000 (37 of 2000), s. 2(a)....
Appellate Tribunal
Appellate Tribunal, means an Appellate Tribunal established under sub-section (1) of section 8. [Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 (51 of 1993), s. 2(a)]Means Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange established under section 18. [Foreign Exchange management Act, 1999]Means the Appellate Tribunal for energy Conservation established under section 30, Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (52 of 2001), s. 2(b)....
cross link
a covalent bond that links two chains of atoms or two sections of one chain in a polymeric molecule the cross link is created by a third bond in a monomer unit in addition to the two bonds forming the polymeric chain a cross link may be internal to a single chain rather than between two otherwise unlinked chains as ultraviolet irradiation creates cross links between the two chains of a DNA double helix many enzymes have cross links formed by disulfide bonds polystyrene resins have their porosity controlled by the proportion of cross links Called also cross linkage...
appellate brief
appellate brief Written arguments by counsel required to be filed with appellate court on why the trial court acted correctly (appellee's brief) or incorrectly (appellant's brief). Source: FindLaw ...
appellate court
appellate court a court that reviews decisions of lower courts. In the federal courts, the primary appellate courts are the U.S. courts of appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. State courts also have a court of appeals and a high appellate court (usually called the state's Supreme Court). Source: Federal Judicial Center ...
cross-claim
cross-claim : a claim against a party on the same side of an action (as a coplaintiff or codefendant) compare counterclaim, cross-action, cross-appeal, third-party claim NOTE: Under Rule 13(g) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a cross-claim must be related to the original action in that it arises from the same transaction or occurrence as the original action or a counterclaim, or involves property that is the subject matter of the original action. cross-claim vi ...
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 ...
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