LEGAL WORD
Leading question
Legal term · Evidence
Leading question
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Evidence
1 What it means
A question that suggests the answer the questioner wants. Not allowed in examination in chief on disputed matters, but allowed in cross.
2 Use it in a sentence
'You saw the accused at 9 pm, didn't you?' is a leading question.
3 Make it stick
Write your own sentence using Leading question about a case or topic you are studying this week, then check it against the meaning above.
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