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語源

From put +‎ -age, perhaps because the questions posed are often introduced with the expression “I put it to you that …”.

名詞

puttage (uncountable)

1. (law, Victoria (Australia)) The putting of questions to a witness during cross-examination in accordance with the Rule in Browne v Dunn, specifically, questions that present a version of events that contradicts the witness's own testimony in order to elicit denials or explanations.

参照

• "Bullfry and the 'mess of puttage'", Bar News: The Journal of the New South Wales Bar Association, Autumn 2017