Legal analysis: Cross-examination in a narrow sense mainly refers to activities such as cross-examination and verification in court by the litigants on the evidence presented during the court hearing. Cross-examination in a broad sense refers to the cross-examination of evidence by subjects permitted by law during the litigation process, including questioning, defense, cross-examination, explanation, explanation, guidance, rebuttal, etc. of the evidence provided by the parties, so as to convince the judge in his heart. A kind of litigation activity in the form of specific proof.
Legal basis: "Article 61 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China. Witness testimony must be cross-examined and verified by the prosecutor, the victim, the defendant, and the defender in court. If the court finds that the witness intentionally gave false testimony or concealed criminal evidence, it shall be dealt with according to law.