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in the dock
Idioms and Phrases
On trial, especially in a criminal case. For example, The accused stood in the dock through the entire proceeding . This expression employs dock in the sense of “an enclosed place for the defendant in a court of law,” a usage dating from the late 1500s, and is used even in American courts where no such enclosure exists.Example Sentences
In the dock on Tuesday, he apologised to the Wilson family.
The gang's Encrochat communications also ultimately led to Pegg finding herself in the dock, her high-flying career and reputation lying in tatters.
When the verdicts were read out, the boy leaned forward in the dock while the girl cried, and hugged her mother when she was released.
A number of recent sentencings - including Kyle Clifford and Axel Rudakubana - saw defendants refuse to appear, and as a result the prime minister has promised to give judges the power to make criminals appear in the dock.
Corey Gauci, who denies murder, appeared in the dock at Cardiff Crown Court wearing a grey suit on Thursday, for his second day of giving evidence.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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