kroongetuige
Dutch
editEtymology
editCompound of kroon (“crown”) + getuige (“witness”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkroongetuige m (plural kroongetuigen)
- (law) A principal witness, a key witness.
- (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)