kroongetuige

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of kroon (“crown”) +‎ getuige (“witness”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkroːn.ɣəˌtœy̯.ɣə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: kroon‧ge‧tui‧ge

Noun

kroongetuige m (plural kroongetuigen)

  1. (law) A principal witness, a key witness.
  2. (law) A crown witness (Britain), state witness, or collaborating witness, ie a criminal who turns state's evidence (US), turns queen's evidence/turns king's evidence (Britain)

Further reading

w:en:Turn state's evidence

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