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in the dock

in the dock prepositional phrase: under accusation, scrutiny; subject to critical inspection.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Under accusation, scrutiny; subject to critical inspection.
    Synonyms:
    on trial

in the dock meaning in Bengali and Kannada

in the dock in Bengali

অভিযুক্ত, নিবিড় তত্ত্বাবধানের অধীন, সমালোচনামূলক পরিদর্শনের বিষয়

in the dock in Kannada

ವಿಚಾರಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ, ಮೊಕದ್ದಮೆಯಲ್ಲಿ

Synonyms of in the dock

Origin of in the dock

Referring to the dock in which an accused person stands in a courtroom.

Questions about in the dock

What does in the dock mean?
In the dock means under accusation, scrutiny; subject to critical inspection.
What is in the dock in Bengali?
In the dock in Bengali is অভিযুক্ত, নিবিড় তত্ত্বাবধানের অধীন, সমালোচনামূলক পরিদর্শনের বিষয়. See In the dock meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is in the dock?
In the dock is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the dock in the dictionary

  1. in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
  2. in the course of time
  3. in the crosshairs
  4. in the dark
  5. in the distance
  6. in the dock
  7. in the dogbox
  8. in the doghouse
  9. in the drink
  10. in the driver's seat
  11. in the driving seat

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Adapted from Wiktionary: in the dock (page history and authors); in the dock (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); in the dock (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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