witness-box
noun
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witness boxnounthe place in a court of law in which witnesses stand to give evidence
witness-box
American
[wit-nis-boks]
/ ˈwɪt nɪsˌbɒks /
noun
Chiefly British.
witness box
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of witness-box
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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Every character is part of a carefully arranged witness-box cast, and the arrangement is too deliberate ly designed to give both sides of the story.
From Time Magazine Archive
His handling of his client in the witness-box had been masterly.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
A bit late now, I think, but only because he’s down there and I’m up here, in the safety of the witness-box.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
Walter Dene stepped, pale and haggard still, into the witness-box.
From Strange Stories by Allen, Grant
Whereupon the prosecutor, her master, immediately ascended the witness-box.
From The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl by Cobbold, Richard
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