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turncoat witness

turncoat witness noun: a hostile witness.

Noun

turncoat witness (plural turncoat witnesses)

  1. A hostile witness.
    • Federal prosecutors say that in addition to turncoat witnesses, they are armed with secretly recorded conversations made in the Camden, N.J., office of Mr. Stanfa's lawyer, Salvatore Avena, who has also been indicted on racketeering charges.1995 October 6, Selwyn Raab, “Brother of Mob Turncoat Is Gunned Down”, in The New York Times

Forms of turncoat witness

pluralturncoat witnesses

Questions about turncoat witness

What does turncoat witness mean?
Turncoat witness means a hostile witness.
What part of speech is turncoat witness?
Turncoat witness is a noun.
What is the plural of turncoat witness?
The plural of turncoat witness is turncoat witnesses.

Words near turncoat witness in the dictionary

  1. turncaps
  2. Turnchapel
  3. turncloak
  4. turncloaks
  5. turncoat
  6. turncoat witness
  7. turncoat witnesses
  8. turncoated
  9. turncoating
  10. turncoatism
  11. turncoats

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