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Definition of Leading question
1. Noun. A question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer; a lawyer may ask leading questions on cross-examination.
Generic synonyms: Interrogation, Interrogative, Interrogative Sentence, Question
Definition of Leading question
1. Noun. a question that suggests the answer or contains the information the examiner is looking for ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leading Question
Literary usage of Leading question
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia by John Bouvier, Francis Rawle (1914)
"leading question. A question which puts into the witness' mouth the words to ...
It is not always easy to determine what is or is not a leading 'question. ..."
2. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"A leading question is usually defined as one which admits of the answer ...
A leading question has been defined to be one which directly suggests tlie ..."
3. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1914)
"leading question A "question is leading" when It suggests the desired answer to the
... A "leading question" Is a question "embodying a material fact and ..."
4. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1897)
"Among other definitions, a leading question has been defined as one which may be
answered yes or no. This, however, is not the most usual definition, ..."
5. A Brief for the Trial of Criminal Cases by Austin Abbott, William Constantine Beecher (1902)
"A leading question is one which suggests to the witness the answer expected or
desired.1 That the question may be answered by "Yes" or "No" is not ..."
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