cross-examination vs interrogation

cross-examination and interrogation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cross-examination	Yes	No	No	No
interrogation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, interrogation is a hypernym of cross-examination; that is, interrogation is a word with a broader meaning than cross-examination:

cross-examination: (law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination
interrogation: formal systematic questioning

Other hypernyms of cross-examination include examination, interrogatory.

cross-examination (noun)	interrogation (noun)
(law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination	formal systematic questioning
	a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
	an instance of questioning
	a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder

cross-examination vs interrogation

cross-examination and interrogation both are nouns.

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