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PRONUNCIATION OF EXAMINATION-IN-CHIEF

examination-in-chief  [ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃ ənɪnˌtʃiːf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXAMINATION-IN-CHIEF

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Examination-In-Chief is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXAMINATION-IN-CHIEF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Direct examination

The Direct Examination or Examination-in-Chief is one stage in the process of adducing evidence from witnesses in a court of law. Direct examination is the questioning of a witness by the party who called him or her, in a trial. Direct examination is usually performed to elicit evidence in support of facts which will satisfy a required element of a party's claim or defense. In direct examination, one is generally prohibited from asking leading questions. This prevents a lawyer from feeding answers to a favorable witness. An exception to this rule occurs if one side has called a witness, but it is either understood, or soon becomes plain, that the witness is hostile to the questioner's side of the controversy. The lawyer may then ask the court to declare the person he or she has called to the stand a hostile witness. If the court does so, the lawyer may thereafter ply the witness with leading questions during direct examination. The techniques of direct examination are taught in courses on Trial Advocacy. Each direct examination is integrated with the overall case strategy through either a theme and theory or, with more advanced strategies, a line of effort.

Definition of examination-in-chief in the English dictionary

The definition of examination-in-chief in the dictionary is examination of your own witness in an attempt to adduce a case: direct examination.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXAMINATION-IN-CHIEF


beef
biːf
belief
bɪˈliːf
brief
briːf
chief
tʃiːf
commander-in-chief
kəˌmɑːndəʳɪnˈtʃiːf
disbelief
ˌdɪsbɪˈliːf
editor-in-chief
ˌɛdɪtəʳɪntˈʃiːf
grief
ɡriːf
leaf
liːf
lief
liːf
massif
ˈmæsiːf
motif
məʊˈtiːf
reef
riːf
relief
rɪˈliːf
sharif
ʃæˈriːf
sheaf
ʃiːf
sportif
spɔːˈtiːf
subchief
ˈsʌbˌtʃiːf
Tenerife
ˌtɛnəˈriːf
thief
θiːf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXAMINATION-IN-CHIEF

examinability
examinable
examinant
examinate
examination
examination board
examination for discovery
examination paper
examination room
examination script
examinational
examinations-in-chief
examinator
examine
examine-in-chief
examinee
examiner
examinership
examining board
examining magistrate

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXAMINATION-IN-CHIEF

big Chief
big White Chief
car thief
commander in chief
commanders in chief
editor in chief
examinations-in-chief
examine-in-chief
fire chief
handkerchief
in chief
infangthief
kerchief
mischief
neckerchief
paper handkerchief
pocket-handkerchief
police chief
sneak thief
tenant-in-chief

Synonyms and antonyms of examination-in-chief in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «examination-in-chief» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXAMINATION-IN-CHIEF

Find out the translation of examination-in-chief to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of examination-in-chief from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «examination-in-chief» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

检查总司令
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

examen en jefe
570 millions of speakers

English

examination-in-chief
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परीक्षा में चीफ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفحص العام للقوات المسلحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

экспертиза Главный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

exame - em-chefe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরীক্ষা-ইন-চিফ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Examen en chef
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemeriksaan utama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Prüfung -in-Chief
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

審査委員長
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

심사 국장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pemeriksa-ing-pangareping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kiểm tra -in-chief
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பரிசோதனை தலைமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परीक्षा-प्रमुख
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sınav işleri müdürü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esame - in - chief
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Badanie naczelny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

експертиза Головний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

examinare -șef
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξέταση - in-chief
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eksamen -in- hoof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

undersökning och chefredaktör
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

undersøkelse -in -chief
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of examination-in-chief

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXAMINATION-IN-CHIEF»

The term «examination-in-chief» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.992 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXAMINATION-IN-CHIEF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about examination-in-chief

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXAMINATION-IN-CHIEF»

Discover the use of examination-in-chief in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to examination-in-chief and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Advocacy
When an advocatecalls awitness who gives evidence in answer to the advocate's questions, that evidence is called examination-in-chief. [4005] The primary art of the advocate is to conduct examination- in-chief in its most persuasive form.
David Ross, 2007
2
Advocacy
Other special considerations apply to questioning strategies in examination-in- chief. In examination-in- chief, the objective is to present your evidence so that it is clearly understood and persuasive: Direct examination is more important than  ...
Andy Boon, 1999
3
Resolving Disputes by Arbitration: What You Need to Know
These statements are regarded as their examination-in-chief. Such procedure saves time in complex arbitrations. In much simpler arbitration, witnesses are examined in the usual way, ie. examination-in-chief, cross-examination and ...
Catherine Swee Kian Tay, 1998
4
Procedures in Criminal Law in Kenya
The prosecuting counsel is not permitted to conduct the examination-in-chief of a witness by putting leading questions to the witness. The same rule applies, with equal force, to the advocate for the accused who similarly cannot conduct the ...
Momanyi Bwonwong'a, 1994
5
Practical Guide to Evidence
EXAMINATION-IN-CHIEF This is the first stage in the examination of a witness at trial, and is conducted on behalf of the party who has called him. In civil actions a witness's pre-trial written statement may stand as the evidence-in-chief.1 Where ...
Taylor & Francis Group, 2001
6
Concise Evidence Law
2.7 EXAMINATION-IN-CHIEF When a party calls a witness, evidence is adduced initially by examination-in-chief, the purpose of which is to prove facts in issue. The aim of examination-in-chief is to obtain evidence in such a way that it is the ...
P. J. Blazey-Ayoub, J. W. Conomos, J. I. Doris, 1996
7
Practical Guide to Lawyering Skills
In order to do this, you must know what it is that you are trying to achieve with the witness. If you are conducting an examination-in-chief, you will need to identify the key elements of thewitness's testimony which are necessary for your case.
‎2003
8
Lawyering Skills and the Legal Process
Accordingly, we have divided this section of the chapter into three parts, to consider examination in chief, cross-examination and re-examination respectively. Examination in chief Surprisingthoughit may sound,examiningyour own witness is ...
Caroline Maughan, Julian Webb, 2005
9
Sociolinguistics and the Legal Process
examination-in-chief [= direct examination]. Witnesses for the prosecution answer examination-in-chief questions from the prosecutor (referred to in some countries as 'the Crown'), while defendants and witnesses for the defence answer ...
Diana Eades
10
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former ...
Under Rule 92 bis (A), a written statement may be admitted, without either examination in chief or cross-examination, if it ... into evidence, that is to say, it must be subject to the ordinary process of examination in chief and cross- examination. 4.
André Klip, Göran Sluiter, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXAMINATION-IN-CHIEF»

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Abah Abah Trial - Prosecution Witness Presents Evidence
He was led in Examination-in-Chief by Advocate General Taguim. Mr. Justice Nyoh Matthias was the lead judge, assisted by Mr. Justice Tagiyin ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Squatters get J$18m after Tivoli operation
In her examination-in-chief, Roberts-Risden testified that no one received compensation and that the money was a compassionate grant to help ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
3
RB not a criminal, says police witness
Mr Zyambo said during examination-in-chief that he compared Mr Banda's fingerprint samples with the fingerprints kept in the police criminal ... «Zambia Daily Mail, Jun 15»
4
RB's court cases active – witness
He said this in examination-in-chief by one of Mr Banda's lawyers, Keith Mweemba. In cross-examination, he said he is not aware that Mr ... «Zambia Daily Mail, Jun 15»
5
Three papers addressed to Sulu gunmen's leader found, court told
Under examination-in-chief by deputy public prosecutor Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar, the 107th witness testified that the printed form paper's ... «The Borneo Post, Jun 15»
6
Former JDF chief says request for aircraft routed through security …
Saunders, who was giving his examination-in-chief under the lead of attorney Linton Gordon, also testified that he took the decision to use ... «Jamaica Observer, Jun 15»
7
Traditional healer testifies in murder trial
Mr Hachulu said during examination-in-chief by State advocate Maybin Mulenga that the accused claimed he was being haunted by some spirit ... «Times of Zambia, Jun 15»
8
Mike Duffy trial hears accountant trace path of Nigel Wright's $90K …
Back at 2:10pm for more examination-in-chief! ... a short portion of the witness's examination-in-chief, which requires the consent of the judge. «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
9
Mike Duffy trial, Day 35
Back at 2:10pm for more examination-in-chief! ... a short portion of the witness's examination-in-chief, which requires the consent of the judge. «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
10
Duffy used line of credit to pay off account shortfalls, court hears
I'm not sure if Bayne gets to wade in to try to discredit his expertise before the Crown continues with his examination-in-chief, but I guess we'll ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»

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