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PRONUNCIATION OF WITNESS BOX

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WITNESS BOX

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Witness box is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WITNESS BOX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Witness box

A witness box or witness stand is part of a courtroom. 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 stand. Historically, witness boxes have been elevated well above floor level. Before the separation of church and state, trials were sometimes held in churches. In such cases, the witness stood at the pulpit behind the bar. In modern courtrooms, witness boxes tend to be only slightly elevated.

Definition of witness box in the English dictionary

The definition of witness box in the dictionary is the place in a court of law in which witnesses stand to give evidence.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WITNESS BOX

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withstood
withwind
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witless
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witness
witness statement
witnessable
witnesser
witney
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witter

WORDS THAT END LIKE WITNESS BOX

black box
Christmas box
collection box
dialog box
glory box
glove box
grass box
light box
lunch box
music box
out of the box
Pandora´s box
PO box
press box
set-top box
suggestion box
telephone box
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Synonyms and antonyms of witness box in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «witness box» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WITNESS BOX

Find out the translation of witness box to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of witness box from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «witness box» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

证人席
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estrado de los testigos
570 millions of speakers

English

witness box
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कटघरे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منصة الشهود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свидетель окно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caixa de testemunha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাক্ষীর কাঠগড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

barre des témoins
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kotak saksi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zeugenstand
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

証人席
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

증인 상자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kothak saksi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hộp làm chứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாட்சி பெட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साक्षीदार चौकोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tanık kutusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

banco dei testimoni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

świadków
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свідок вікно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cutie martor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μάρτυρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

getuiebank
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vittne låda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vitneboksen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of witness box

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WITNESS BOX»

The term «witness box» is regularly used and occupies the 69.715 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about witness box

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WITNESS BOX»

Discover the use of witness box in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to witness box and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Surviving the Witness Box: Expert Opinion in Court
Surviving the Witness Box is a practical discussion covering a variety of important topics, in particular: The 'game', and rules, of court; The pathways to court (and how to avoid them!); How to write reports for court; What constitutes ...
Phil Watts, 2009
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Witness for the Prosecution: A Play in Three Acts
Leonard rises, crosses and goes into the witness box. The Warder follows Leonard and stands behind him. The Usher picks up the Bible, hands it to Leonard and holds up the oath card.) Leonard. I swear by Almighty God that the evidence that ...
Agatha Christie, 1982
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Unlocking Evidence 2nd Edition
The effect is that a line is drawn as to when no formal principles concerning the refreshment of the witness's memory applies and this is up to the time that the witness steps into the witness box and takes the oath. CASE EXAMPLE X5 R ...
Jay Landa, Mohamed Ramjohn, 2013
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Sourcebook on Evidence
We do not think that it matters whether the witness withdraws from the witness- box and reads his statement, as he would do if he had had the opportunity before entering the witness-box, or whether he reads it in the witness-box. What is ...
Jane Williams, 1996
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Sourcebook on Evidence
We do not think that it matters whether the witness withdraws from the witness- box and reads his statement, as he would do if he had had the opportunity before entering the witness-box, or whether he reads it in the witness-box. What is ...
Christophe Allen, 1996
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Television Courtroom Broadcasting: Distraction Effects and ...
Image L1.7 show the standing lawyer (L) looking at the witness box (W), as indicated by the eye-tracker + marker. Image L1.8 shows the distractor camera and camera operators present in camera position 2 (C2). The witness (W) is looking in ...
Paul Lambert, 2012
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The New South Wales Weekly Notes
privilege which attaches to an ordinary witness, who, in the witness-box, is sheltered from any damaging consequences through declining to answer any question which he cannot be compelled to answer, or, what is the same thing, which he ...
‎1894
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Courtroom Skills for Social Workers
This might seem tobea strange thing to comment on,but some judges do not likeit if yourroute to the witness box takes you between the lawyers and the judge. Choose a route which takes you from wherever youare sitting or entering thecourt , ...
Clare Seymour, Richard Seymour, 2007
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The Witness
She cast her eyes around the room, looking for the witness-box, and realized she' d have to walk past him to get there. Why was everyone so calm? Didn't they know what he was capable of? She stopped, wanting a moment to quell the rising ...
Naomi Kryske, 2012
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The New South Wales Law Reports
He is the witness whom the paragraph represents as having used it in the witness-box. He says that the Plaintiff, on the contrary, was a friend of his; that he had known him for some years; that he was kind to him ; that he never said anything of ...
New South Wales. Supreme Court, 1881

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WITNESS BOX»

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Jehovah's Witness church under fire at child abuse commission
The Jehovah's Witness Church preaches about repentance in preparation for ... been the witness box for elders at the Royal Commission into Child Sex Abuse. «SBS, Jul 15»
2
Saudi prince must give evidence over 'deal' with father's 'secret wife'
"The best way in which (the prince) can present his case is to come and tell me in person in the witness box what he says his case is." The judge gave ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Thursday soaps: In EastEnders Dot is headed for the witness box
And it's not long before she's in the witness box giving evidence herself. Elsewhere, Lee is upset that he's got a new sibling but doesn't know who the father is. «mirror.co.uk, May 15»
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Cop faints in the witness box
Limpopo - Constable David Nkuna, a witness in a Limpopo murder case, collapsed in the witness box without warning. Nkuna is the investigator in the case ... «Independent Online, May 15»
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Cousin gives Hernandez big smile from witness box, says she can't …
Witness Jennifer Mercado, a cousin of defendant Aaron Hernandez, smiles while testifying about their relationship during the murder trial of the former New ... «Fox News, Mar 15»
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Longest-Held Witness Finally Walks Free After 905 Days
During two hours in the witness box, Vasquez-Hernandez denied a prosecutor's claims that Eloy Vasquez-Santiago confessed to his father about killing ... «Newser, Mar 15»
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Alleged choking victim retracts story in witness box, telling court she …
The alleged victim of a choking incident has retracted her story in the witness box of the ACT Supreme Court, saying statements she gave police were false. «ABC Online, Mar 15»
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Tearful Gascoigne in witness box in Mirror hacking trial
Paul Gascoigne has revealed to the High Court how he was 'too scared' to talk to anyone because he knew his phone was being hacked. The 47-year-old ... «ITV News, Mar 15»
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Fred Talbot sex abuse trial resumes after witness box fall
The sex abuse trial of TV weatherman Fred Talbot has resumed after his fall from the witness box. Talbot, 65, was taken to hospital for precautionary checks on ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
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DPP proposes new guidelines to help victims and witnesses in court
Victims and witnesses will see a radical change in the way they are treated in ... of what they face in the witness box does not seem fair to me,” said Saunders. «The Guardian, Jan 15»

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