noun
Meaning 1
A witness stand in a courtroom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
witness box
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noun
Meaning 2
a box enclosure for a witness when testifying
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: witness stand
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: box
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 證人席 /证人席 (zhèngrénxí) — place where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
- Dutch: getuigenbank — place where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
- Dutch: getuigenbankje — place where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
- Faroese: vitnisbásur — place where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
- Finnish: todistajanaitio — place where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
- Hindi: कठघरा (kaṭhaghrā) — place where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
- Hindi: कटघरा (kaṭaghrā) — place where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
- Irish: clár na mionn — place where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
- Norwegian Bokmål: vitneboks — place where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
- Norwegian Nynorsk: vitneboks — place where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
- Turkish: tanık kürsüsü — place where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom