plural of direct examination

(law) In a legal trial, the questioning of a witness by the attorney for the party who has called the witness to testify.

(algebraic geometry) The direction aligned with the z-axis of a coordinate system.

(algebraic geometry) The direction aligned with the x-axis of a coordinate system.

(set theory) The set of all possible tuples whose elements are elements of given, separately specified, sets.

(algebraic geometry) The direction aligned with the y-axis of a coordinate system.

plural of direct product

A person who participates in direct action.

Of or relating to direct action.

A form of political activism in which participants act directly, ignoring established political procedures. It may take the form of strikes, workplace occupations, sabotage, sit-ins, squatting, revolutionary/guerrilla warfare, demonstrations, vandalism or graffiti.