witness box
Courtroom testimony spot
The witness box is the enclosed area in a courtroom where a witness sits or stands while giving testimony.
Called the witness stand in American English.
The detective took her place in the witness box and was sworn in.
Upright support structure
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- benchShared seating surface
railing · microphone · swear in · bailiff · clerk · judge · jury · prosecution
Give sworn evidence
- swornBound by formal promise
- oathFormal binding promise
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
cross-examination · affirmation · account · recollection · evidence · narrative · recount · describe
Criminal courtroom dishonesty
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
- veracityConformity to fact
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- impeachCharge official with misconduct
challenge · demeanor · composure · nervousness · body language · eye contact · hesitation · consistency
stand
Upright support structure
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
bench · railing · microphone · swear in · bailiff · clerk · judge · jury · prosecution · defense
testify
Give sworn evidence
deposition · cross-examination · affirmation · account · recollection · evidence · narrative · recount · describe · allege
perjury
Criminal courtroom dishonesty
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
- veracityConformity to fact
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
impeach · challenge · demeanor · composure · nervousness · body language · eye contact · hesitation · consistency · contradiction
subpoena
Writ requiring testimony
- summonsFormal court notification
- sworn inFormally bound by oath
- cross-examineQuestion opposing witness
redirect · objection · sidebar · recess · excused · step down · approach · sustained · overruled · leading question
- courtroomjudge, jury, oath taking, lawyer, bench
- boxestoolbox, shoebox, strongbox, hatbox, breadbox
- courtsfamily court, civil court, district court, criminal court, circuit court
- British lawEnglish law, Scottish law, barrister, solicitor, Crown Court
- testimonyoral testimony, court testimony, sworn testimony, sworn statements, legal testimony
- witnesseseyewitness, testifier, deponent, affiant, attestor
witness boxdock
Mooring structure at water's edge
jury box · public gallery · spectator seating · gallery · bench
witness, box, witnesses, witnessed, witnessing, boxes, boxed, boxing, boxer