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direct examination

the in-trial questioning of a witness by the party who has called them to testify
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Summary

direct examination ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Followed by: cross-examination[2]
  • Subclass of: interview[3]
  • Part of: legal case[4]

Why It Matters

direct examination is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Neo-Jay · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 6
    Wikipedia languages → ['bn', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'hi']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Followed by: cross-examination"
  2. 5w ago · Wikimi-dhiann · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → cross-examination
    Subclass of → interview
    Subclass of → —
    Part of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Followed by: cross-examination"
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