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crown witness

crown witness noun: a person implicated in a criminal case who turn against their accomplices by serving as a witness for the state and who may enter into a witness protection program afterwards.

Noun

crown witness (plural crown witnesses)

  1. (UK) A person implicated in a criminal case who turn against their accomplices by serving as a witness for the state and who may enter into a witness protection program afterwards.

Forms of crown witness

pluralcrown witnesses

Questions about crown witness

What does crown witness mean?
Crown witness means a person implicated in a criminal case who turn against their accomplices by serving as a witness for the state and who may enter into a witness protection program afterwards.
What part of speech is crown witness?
Crown witness is a noun.
What is the plural of crown witness?
The plural of crown witness is crown witnesses.

Words near crown witness in the dictionary

  1. crown viruses
  2. crown ward
  3. crown wards
  4. crown wheel
  5. crown wheels
  6. crown witness
  7. crown witnesses
  8. crown'd
  9. crown-like
  10. crown-of-the-field
  11. crown-of-thorns starfish

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