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Recross

Recross \Re*cross"\ (r?*kr?s";115), v. t. To cross a second time.

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recross

n. (context legal English) An examination of a witness, following redirect, by the opposing party. vb. To cross again.

Usage examples of "recross".

I saw Karamaneh--for that it was she I no longer doubted-- recross the room and disappear.

Leigh had told his band that, in the event of failure, he should recross the river in the boat that had brought them over.

I waived off a recross, feeling that Minton had accomplished little during his second effort and I could leave well enough alone.

Remnant of car ricocheted from impact cloud, spinning like dervish, shedding parts en route, to recross street.

Its return is rather sooner than I had originally contemplated, but having accomplished much of what I proposed on leaving the Rappahannock--namely, relieving the valley of the presence of the enemy and drawing his army north of the Potomac--I determined to recross the latter river.

Richmond as exposed to serious danger, and was confident of his ability to recross the Chickahominy and go to its succor in the event of an attack on the city by General McClellan.

But we were necessarily ignorant of the extent to which he had suffered, and only became aware of it when, on the morning of the 16th, it was discovered that he had availed himself of the darkness of night, and the prevalence of a violent storm of wind and rain, to recross the river.

These orders were urgent, and directed the Federal troops to recross the river with all haste.

How else did he cross and recross this world, hiding first the Chalice of Eternal Life and then you?

Then she deliberately crosses the room, gets the cable, and recrosses with it and goes out Left.

He recrossed the farmyard, quieted the dog, which had started barking again, went out on the road bordering on his ditch, and disappeared in the direction of Tourville.

And so he began to read the letter, which was written in a large English handwriting, crossed and recrossed in every direction.

The sidewalk was too congested with gossiping farmers, so he recrossed the planked ground to the porch sidewalk of the saloon and roadhouse.

Early in December the army of Henry recrossed the Channel: they brought word of the favour and esteem Richard enjoyed at the French court, of the zeal of the exiled Yorkists, of their satisfied assurance of his truth.

Scots had recrossed the Tweed, the King and his nobles had returned to Edinburgh, and York to Katherine.