Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
in contradditorio
English translation:
cross verification
Italian term
Italy
Reliable, punctual and accurate
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
, Italian
Works in: Italian to English
in contradditorio
Questo non esclude che l’organizzazione possa verificare quanto dichiarato affidando a terzi l’attività di verifica in contradditorio.
this is regarding conformity certification of subcontracted work by third parties. The phrase "in contradditorio" has me stumped in this context, as I don't see cross examination or contradiction as possibilities here. If someone has any ideas, your input would be greatly appreciated.
Nov 17, 2010 12:05: Emanuela Galdelli changed "Term asked" from "in contradditorio (in this context)" to "in contradditorio"
Nov 18, 2010 09:39: Daniel Frisano Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Italy
100% human translation, always
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, German to Italian, and 14 more.
cross verification
Seychelles
25 years experience constantly improving
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
cross-check
You could omit "cross-"
The sub-contractors have declared that their work conforms to the relevant standards. The company can outsoucre quality control inspection work to check (cross examine) that the declaration is true: check the declarations, cross-check
United Kingdom
Finance-legal specialist- Ivy League MBA
Native in: Italian , English
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, French to Italian, and 2 more.
independent verification and validation
may be you can read it like this
Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French , Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
verify inconsistency
as an adjective contraddittorio>inconsistent .. as a noun contraddittorio>cross-examination... it really depends on the whole sentence though
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/italian_to_english/law_general/106...
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