Definition of "witness-box" []

• The inclosure in which a witness stands while giving evidence in a court of law. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "A man was now in the witness-box, testifying to the boy's good character and giving extenuating evidence."
• "A stout and motherly-looking woman bobbed up in the witness-box and began her testimony."
• "According to Owen Williams, they'd told him they'd agreed to watch, but now, in the witness-box, they were claiming they'd done no such thing."