While he was under 'cross-examination', the defendant admitted that he had lied earlier in court.
an 'examination table' [=a table in a doctor's office on which a patient lies to be examined]
The police made/performed a rigorous 'examination' of the evidence at the crime scene.
(..) Watch those lines! Rae: Why Don't you just get out of the way? Wade: I'm not in the way. Look, this examination area is completely inadequate. But it's all we've got. Holding him in this net is dangerous. (..)1993 Free Willy