CROSS-CHECK Definition & Meaning

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cross-check

[ verb kraws-chek, kros-; noun kraws-chek, -chek, kros- ]

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verb (used with object)

to determine the accuracy of (something) by checking it with various sources.
Ice Hockey. to execute a cross-check on (an opponent).

noun

the act of cross-checking.
a means of cross-checking:
I examined contemporary newspaper reports as a cross-check on his account.
Ice Hockey. an obstructing or impeding of the movement or progress of an opponent by placing the stick, with both hands, across the opponent's body or face. Compare check ¹( def 40 ).

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of cross-check¹

First recorded in 1935–40

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Biometric fingerprinting kits are set to be given to those on the frontline, which the government says will enable immigration enforcement officers to cross-check detained individuals against police databases "on the spot".

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There are no precise figures for invoice fraud within the farming community itself, but Countryfile asked Action Fraud, the national fraud reporting centre, to cross-check their most recent reports for scams involving farms and invoices.

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This cross-checking was crucial not only to avoid fraudulent claims of extreme old age, but also to correct for possible errors in the records.

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Certification doesn't happen until local election officials have repeatedly verified the results during the canvas and audit process — which includes everything from cross-checking ballots and tallies against voter lists to verifying signatures on mail-in ballots.

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Thanks to a cross-check of registers, the researchers were able to see that the risk increases for those with a lower level of education, a foreign background, or who remain unmarried.

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