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–noun Chiefly British.

witness stand.

[Origin: 1800–10

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witness box
n. Chiefly British
A witness stand.

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witness box
noun
a box enclosure for a witness when testifying

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ˈwitness-box / ˈwitness-stand noun

the stand from which a witness gives evidence in a court of law

Arabic:	مَقْصورة الشُّهود في المَحْكَمَه
Chinese (Simplified):	证人席
Chinese (Traditional):	證人席
Czech:	svědecká lavice
Danish:	vidneskranke
Dutch:	getuigenbank
Estonian:	tunnistajapink
Finnish:	todistajanaitio
French:	barre des témoins
German:	der Zeugenstand
Greek:	εδώλιο μάρτυρα στο δικαστήριο
Hungarian:	tanúk padja
Icelandic:	vitnastúka
Indonesian:	tempat saksi
Italian:	banco dei testimoni*

Japanese:	証人席
Korean:	(법정의) 증인석
Latvian:	liecinieka tribīne
Lithuanian:	liudytojo vieta
Norwegian:	vitneboks
Polish:	barierka dla świadków
Portuguese (Brazil):	banco das testemunhas
Portuguese (Portugal):	banco das testemunhas
Russian:	место для дачи свидетельских показаний (в суде)
Slovak:	svedecká lavica
Slovenian:	prostor za pričo
Spanish:	barra de los testigos
Swedish:	vittnesbås
Turkish:	tanık, *şahit kürsüsü