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Meanings of witness box in English

Catalan
tribuna dels testimonis
Spanish
estrado

A box enclosure for a witness when testifying.

tribuna dels testimonis
Synonyms
Examples for "witness stand"
Examples for "witness stand"
1
Serino will return to the witness stand when the trial resumes today.
Ebony
2
Shargel said he looked forward to questioning Letterman on the witness stand.
Reuters
3
Former immigration official Wiebe Herder was the first in the witness stand.
Radio NZ
4
She is expected to take the witness stand later in the trial.
Reuters
5
She could just imagine Graham Bonner cross-examining someone on the witness stand.
Down river
Usage of witness box in English
1
I should be in the witness box, giving evidence for the defense.
The Woman in Black
2
Radcliffe had already been in the witness box at half past ten.
Silks
3
I raised my hand as if I were in a witness box.
Norway to hide: a passport to peril mystery
4
Again there was no cross-examination, and the superintendent left the witness box.
The Blotting Book
5
Mr. Oscar Wilde was then called and went into the witness box.
Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions — Volume 1
6
Ian Bailey's partner Jules Thomas spent the day in the witness box.
The Irish Times
7
The husband entered the witness box to give evidence about the marriage.
The Irish Times
8
He said he stood by everything he had said in the witness box.
The Irish Times
9
Molloy apologised to the boy and his family from the witness box today.
The Irish Times
10
The appearance in the witness box of the widow's unhappy victim evoked sympathy.
A Book of Remarkable Criminals
11
He appeared in the witness box to be a strong-minded and aggressive official.
Judgments of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand on Proceedings t...
12
Roger Radcliffe continued to stand ramrod stiff in the witness box.
Silks
13
Even a few barristers could be called to the witness box.
The Irish Times
14
First up in the witness box was a child-minder employed by the facility.
The South African
15
Gates took a few steps closer to the witness box, hemming Catherine in.
By reason of insanity
16
Ms. Parkman, stand back from that witness box. Danielle steps back.
Saving max
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