English → Latin
“cross-examine” in Latin
interrogōto ask, question, inquire, interrogate, to seek information from; to put a formal question to (in making a stipulation);reprehendōto hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch; to hold fast, check, restrain; retrieve, recover, restore; to blameaddūcōto lead, bring, draw or convey to or to oneself; to prompt, induce, cause; to persuade, move
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cross-examine
*contra rogare or interrogare; but from the context testem rogare will mostly do (e.g., Cic. pro Flac., 10: bene testem rogavit: callide accessit; reprehendit; quo voluit, adduxit; convicit et elinguem reddidit): *testem inimicum (Quint.) interrogare; *testem ab adversario, or ab advocato diversae partis, prolatum or excitatum interrogare: Vid: CROSS-EXAMINATION.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cross-examine?
- The usual Latin words for “cross-examine” are interrogō, reprehendō, addūcō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.