dock
noun (LAW) /dɒk/
/dɑːk/ Definition
the dock [S] mainly UK › the place in a criminal law court where the accused person sits or stands during the trial: The defendant seemed nervous as he left the dock and stepped up to the witness box. The company will find itself in the dock (= in court) if it continues to ignore the pollution regulations.Law courts
(Definition of dock noun (LAW) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- before preposition
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- chamber noun (ROOM)
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- court noun (LAW)
- courthouse noun
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- Crown Court noun
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- in camera adverb
- industrial tribunal noun
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- kangaroo court noun
- small claims court noun
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- venue noun
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