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Chief prosecutor James M. McHaney examines defendant Gerhard Rose at the Doctors' trial In law, cross-examination is the interrogation of a witness called by one's opponent.
It is preceded by direct examination （in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, South Africa, India and Pakistan known as examination-in-chief）
and may be followed by a redirect （re-examination in Ireland, England, Scotland, Australia, Canada, South Africa, India, Hong Kong, and Pakistan）.
Redirect examination, performed by the attorney or pro se individual who performed the direct examination, clarifies the witness' testimony
provided during cross-examination including any subject matter raised during cross-examination but not discussed during direct examination.
Recross examination addresses the witness' testimony discussed in redirect by the opponent.
Depending on the judge's discretion, opponents are allowed multiple opportunities to redirect and recross examine witnesses （may vary by jurisdiction）.
In the United States federal Courts, a cross-examining attorney is typically not permitted to ask questions that do not pertain to the testimony offered during direct examination,
but most state courts do permit a lawyer to cross-examine a witness on matters not raised during direct examination.
Similarly, courts in England, South Africa, Australia, and Canada allow a cross-examiner to exceed the scope of direct examination.
Since a witness called by the opposing party is presumed to be hostile, cross-examination does permit leading questions.
A witness called by a direct examiner, on the other hand, may only be treated as hostile by that examiner after being permitted to do so by the judge,
at the request of that examiner and as a result of the witness being openly antagonistic and/or prejudiced against the party that c...