crown witness

English

Noun

crown witness (plural crown witnesses)

1. (UK law) 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.

Synonyms

cooperating witnesses, witness collaborator, justice collaborator, state witness

Translations

Translations

• Czech: korunní svědek m
• Danish: kronvidne n
• Dutch: kroongetuige (nl) m or f
• German: Kronzeuge (de) n or m
• Hungarian: koronatanú (hu)
• Irish: finné na corónach m
• Italian: pentito (it) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kronvitne n

• Swedish: kronvittne (sv) n