witness-box

noun

wit·​ness-box ˈwit-nəs-ˌbäks 

chiefly British

: an enclosure in which a witness sits or stands while testifying in court

Examples of witness-box in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But one thing Trump seems unlikely to do, at any stage, is step back into a witness-box, where Smith’s team could confront him with detailed evidence of his efforts to overturn the election, and, quite likely, elicit some self-incriminating statements. —John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined above