Meanings
nounwitness protection (uncountable)
- uncountablecriminologyA government program that provides new identities and protection for witnesses who come forward and testify in court against dangerous targets.
Translations
German Zeugenschutzprogramm, Zeugenschutz
- Zeugenschutzprogrammgovernment program that provides new identities and protection for witnesses
- Zeugenschutzgovernment program that provides new identities and protection for witnesses
Hungarian tanúvédelem
- tanúvédelemgovernment program that provides new identities and protection for witnesses
Spanish protección de testigos
- protección de testigosgovernment program that provides new identities and protection for witnesses
Turkish tanık koruma
- tanık korumagovernment program that provides new identities and protection for witnesses
Cite this entry
APA
witness protection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witness%20protection
MLA
“witness protection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witness%20protection. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “witness protection,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witness%20protection.
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