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  • 1witness box — UK US noun [C] (US witness stand) LAW ► the place in which a person stands in a court to answer questions: »She spent over an hour in the witness box giving evidence. » enter/step down from the witness box »The judge asked him to take the witness …

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  • 2witness box — noun a box enclosure for a witness when testifying • Syn: ↑witness stand • Hypernyms: ↑box • Part Holonyms: ↑court, ↑courtroom * * * witness box or (US) wit …

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  • 3witness box — n. (BE) to go into the witness box * * * [ wɪtnɪsbɒks] (BE) to go into the witness box …

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  • 4witness box — N SING: the N The witness box in a court of law is the place where people stand or sit when they are giving evidence. [BRIT] (in AM, use witness stand) …

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  • 5witness-box — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun chiefly Britain : an enclosure in which a witness sits or stands while testifying in court entered the witness box Contemporary Review * * * /wit nis boks /, n. Chiefly Brit. See witness stand. [1800 10] …

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  • 6The Sufferer & the Witness — Studio album by Rise Against Releas …

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  • 7The Witness — Entwickler Stu Galley Publisher …

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  • 8witness box — BrE witness stand AmE n the place in a court of law where a witness stands to answer questions …

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  • 9witness box — (N. Amer. witness stand) ► NOUN Law ▪ the place in a court where a witness stands to give evidence …

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  • 10Witness box — A witness box is part of a court room. It is the section of the room set aside for witnesses to stand or sit in while giving their testimony or presenting evidence. In U.S. English, it is known as the witness stand or merely the… …

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