English Explanatory Dictionary

crown witness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

crown witness crown witnesses
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