crown witness

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crown witness

noun crown witnesses

  1. UK 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.

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@misc{crown_witness_2026,
  title = {crown witness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crown%20witness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}