dock
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8.1
- noun
- /dɑk/
- UK
:
banquillo
- Members of the jury, the woman who is before you in the dock is a foreigner, friendless and alone in a strange country, but a country that, thank heaven, has always prided itself on its passion for justice.
You make statements, he points at somebody from the dock, get a snitch.
- You make statements, he points at somebody from the dock, get a snitch.
- QCs, judges, juries packed people in the gallery, me sitting here growling at them in their own dock.
- What happens when the government has you and its crosshairs and you're the one in the dock?
- I didn't have a clue who they were, but I was standing in the dock with them when they had me in handcuffs.
- When you was in the dock and you were being cross examined, was there any stage where you felt like you were on trial?
Examples
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The defendant sat quietly in the dock as the lawyer presented the case.
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I can see myself in the dock.
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Sam appears on the dock and steps down. # SAM #
Fiction book (1996) -
And the man standing next to you in the dock 'was simply taking your instructions.'
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And he stood up in the dock and the judge said, "This is a very serious matter.
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But the tribunal does say that the men in the dock are responsible for their actions.
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The idea was that the accused Nazi leaders would stand in the dock.
Academic text (1997) -
Kings, prime ministers, archbishops, even barristers have stood in the dock.
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During the trial, the judge addressed the man who stood alone in the dock.
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She could see her brother in the dock, looking anxious while waiting for the verdict.
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
4
6.1
A place where workers empty the water so they can build or fix a ship's bottom
- Specialized
1
5.3
A large platform that sinks so a ship can enter then rises to lift the ship for repairs
- Specialized
A portable structure that sinks so a ship can enter and then lifts it out for repair
- Specialized
A large dock that can be emptied of water so workers can fix the bottom of a ship
A plant that lives for many years with broad rounded leaves, a bitter root, often growing as a weed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dock for the place in a courtroom comes from the older image of a small, enclosed space, so the dock is the boxed-in spot where the accused sits during a trial.