in the dock

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.

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Brown sobbed in the dock as a statement from his son was read out.

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Members of Ms Spencer-Horn's family were present to see Methven appear in the dock.

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Mr Spencer stood in the dock to confirm his name as Michael Patrick Spencer and his date of birth.

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His case is one of a tiny number among the tens of thousands of open war crimes cases where a suspect has been captured and can be made to stand in the dock.

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In the dock, Kurashov sat largely mute as his former unit mates testified against him, speaking only occasionally to his lawyer through a slim gap in the enclosure's door.

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in the dark in the doghouse

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