Synonyms for court reporter
noun recorder of court proceedings
brachygrapher
stenographer
stenotype reporter
couldn't find one for criminal case..
Synonyms for cross-examination
noun asking; looking into
analysis
audit
examination
hearing
inspection
interrogation
investigation
probe
query
question
questioning
request
research
scrutiny
search
study
survey
check
disquisition
exploration
grilling
inquest
inquisition
interrogatory
poll
pursuit
quest
Q and A
catechizing
delving
fishing expedition
legwork
probing
quizzing
third degree
trial balloon
Synonyms for defendant
noun accused
litigant
offender
prisoner
suspect
appellant
couldn't find direct examination or district court of appeals
Synonyms for federalism
noun advocacy of a strong central government
unionism
unitarianism
republicanism
Hyperbole is an exaggeration. Like, "She broke every bone in his body," when she only snapped his wrist. The hyperbole is that the person thinks of the reader millions of times. They obviously didn't think of you that many times, but it's exaggerated, so it's hyperbole.
