单词 | star witness |
释义 | > as lemmasstar witness star witness n. the principal or most important witness in a trial. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > evidence > [noun] > a witness > principal witness star witness1875 1875 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily News 3 Aug. He..never was a star witness in a scandal trial. 1938 A. Berkeley Not to be Taken iv. 106 The newspapers made a sensation of it, of course. Disappearance of Star Witness on Eve of Inquest. 2014 Metro (Nexis) 23 May 23 When lawyers wheel out the big guns, it usually means a star witness has been found to blow the defendant's story sky high. < as lemmas |
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