1. a question that you ask in a particular way in order to get the answer you want
   • ● The judge told him not to ask the witness leading questions.

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a question that suggests the kind of answer that you want to hear; a question to a witness designed to suggest or produce the reply desired by the questioner
The lawyer asked the man a leading question when he asked him why he had lied about the money. He had never lied about money.

The lawyer asked the witness a leading question but she didn't answer it in the way that the lawyer had expected.

The judge reprimanded the lawyer for continuing to ask leading questions during the trial.

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