Meanings
plural witness boxes
- UKA witness stand in a courtroom.
There's no lie Jenny Prask wouldn't tell to force Joan into the witness box.
1920, A. E. W. Mason, “chapter XXXI”, in The Summons1 more example
The same dingy court room, […]; the royal arms above it [the bench] and the little witness box to one side, where so many honest poor people are bullied
1910, Henry Lawson, The Rising of the CourtSynonyms: witness stand
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA witness stand in a courtroom.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 證人席 /证人席
- 證人席 /证人席 (zhèngrénxí)place where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
Dutch getuigenbank, getuigenbankje
- getuigenbankplace where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
- getuigenbankjeplace where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
Finnish todistajanaitio
- todistajanaitioplace where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
German Zeugenstand, Zeugenbank
- Zeugenstandplace where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
- Zeugenbankplace where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
Hindi कठघरा, कटघरा
- कठघरा (kaṭhaghrā)place where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
- कटघरा (kaṭaghrā)place where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
Irish clár na mionn
- clár na mionnplace where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
Norwegian Bokmål vitneboks
- vitneboksplace where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
Spanish estrado
- estradoplace where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
Turkish tanık kürsüsü
- tanık kürsüsüplace where a witness gives evidence in a courtroom
Cite this entry
witness box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witness%20box
“witness box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witness%20box. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “witness box,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witness%20box.
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