cross-examination vs pursuit

cross-examination

noun
  • Any intense period of questioning, especially if hostile. 

  • The interrogation or questioning of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined, in an attempt to prove or reveal something false or untold during direct examination. 

pursuit

noun
  • The act of pursuing. 

  • A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly. 

  • A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponents. 

How often have the words cross-examination and pursuit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )