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单词 witness box
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Definition of witness box in English:

witness box

(North American witness stand)
noun
Law
  • The place in a court where a witness stands to give evidence.

    〔律〕证人席

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But in the witness box at Manchester Crown Court, Salim said there was no truth in the woman's claims.
    • The jury had seen the three complainants in the witness box for an extensive period.
    • The grey shirt with orange arms was held up in evidence in the witness box and displayed to the seven women and five men of the jury.
    • The first prosecution witness, Miss Louise Papps, is called to the witness box.
    • Having heard Juke in the witness box we are sure that his evidence would not have raised doubts in the jury's minds as to the guilt of either defendant.
    • The situation here was precisely the same evidentially as if Gilbert had not gone into the witness box and had not pleaded guilty.
    • On the second day of the hearing Mr Sissen spent over four hours in the witness box giving evidence on the origins of each of the 144 birds.
    • On Wednesday, Dainty became the first of the three councillors to go into the witness box at Nottingham Crown Court.
    • Yesterday, Hughes went into the witness box at Nottingham Crown Court to support his own not guilty plea.
    • Both the complainant and the defendant were in the witness box over two days.
    • The boy, now a man, nearly broke down in the witness box as he gave evidence.
    • In the witness box, it was evident that she could not accept the psychologist's conclusions.
    • An accomplice can get into the witness box and give a whole lot of evidence that is common ground.
    • He accepted that in the witness box and was supporting the Claimant because he felt she had the right to try.
    • I was concerned by the degree of animosity displayed in the witness box by the respondent to the applicant.
    • Her strength of character was evident during her time in the witness box.
    • Mr Saffron gave the evidence, and gave it in the witness box, as well as in his written statement.
    • His evidence in the witness box that these references to a loan were ‘ironic’ cannot be accepted.
    • The victim cried repeatedly in the witness box at York Crown Court as she described how Volans kicked her in the head after coming to her house.
    • They involve each claimant getting into the witness box and giving evidence as to what happened to them.
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