Questioning an opposing party during a legal proceeding to bring out information favorable to the questioner's own position or to challenge the witness's testimony?

• A. Interrogatories
• B. Direct examination
• C. Cross-examination
• D. Subpoena

Answer: (C)

Cross-examination is the phase in a trial where the opposing party questions a witness who testified on direct examination to test the accuracy of their statements and to reveal information that supports the cross-examiner’s position. The goal is to challenge testimony, expose inconsistencies, and potentially impeach credibility, using questions that often lead the witness to confirm or clarify key points. Interrogatories are pretrial written questions directed to the other party, not asked during the trial; direct examination involves questioning your own witnesses to present your case; a subpoena is a court order to compel attendance or production of evidence.