prisoners' dock
1dock — n [Dutch dialect docke dok pen, cage]: the place in a criminal court where a prisoner stands or sits during trial compare bar, bench, jury box, sidebar …
2dock — English has no fewer than four distinct words dock. The oldest is the plant name, which comes from Old English docce. Dock for ships [14] was borrowed from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch docke, which may have come from Vulgar Latin *ductia… …
3dock — English has no fewer than four distinct words dock. The oldest is the plant name, which comes from Old English docce. Dock for ships [14] was borrowed from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch docke, which may have come from Vulgar Latin *ductia… …
4dock asthma — n British gasps of (usually feigned) surprise and disbelief by prisoners in the dock. A part of police and prison jargon since at least the 1950s …
5dock — To curtail or diminish, as to dock a person s wages for, e.g. lateness or poor work n. The cage or inclosed space in a criminal court where prisoners stand when brought in for trial …
6dock — To curtail or diminish, as to dock a person s wages for, e.g. lateness or poor work n. The cage or inclosed space in a criminal court where prisoners stand when brought in for trial …
7Execution Dock — The Execution Dock was located on the Thames in the Wapping area of London, England, United Kingdom. It was used by the Admiralty for over 400 years (as late as 1830) to hang pirates that had been convicted by its courts and sentenced to die. The …
8bail-dock — bailˈ dock or baleˈ dock noun A room at the Old Bailey, London, in which prisoners were formerly kept during the trials • • • Main Entry: ↑bail …
9bale-dock — bailˈ dock or baleˈ dock noun A room at the Old Bailey, London, in which prisoners were formerly kept during the trials • • • Main Entry: ↑bail …
10WAR CRIMES TRIALS — Crystallization of the Principles of International Criminal Law Immediately after the outbreak of World War II, when the first Nazi violations of the laws and customs of war as defined by the Hague and Geneva Conventions were revealed (and in… …
