单词 | witness-box |
释义 | > as lemmaswitness-box witness-box n. an enclosed space in which a witness is placed while giving evidence. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > place where court is held > [noun] > place where witness stands or sits box1718 witness-box1806 witness-stand1853 witness chair1897 1806 J. Carr Stranger in Ireland 469 I was surprised to find..that they had no witness-box. The witness is hoisted upon the table. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede III. v. xliii. 132 Mr. Irwine was in the witness-box, telling of Hetty's unblemished character. < as lemmas |
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