witness box
noun [C usually singular] UK (US witness stand)Definition
› the place in which a person stands in a law court when they are being asked questions: He showed no emotion as he walked into the witness box. She was asked to take the witness stand and was then cross-examined.Law courts
(Definition of witness box noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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