in the dock
на лаві підсудних
на скамье подсудимых
Under accusation, scrutinyUnder accusation, scrutiny; subject to critical inspection.
» The ship is now in dock for a refit.
Das Schiff ist im Dock, um überholt zu werden.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)Under accusation, scrutiny; subject to critical inspection.
на скамье́ подсуди́мыхna skamʹjé podsudímyx
на ла́ві підсу́днихna lávi pidsúdnyx
Examples
3 sentencesThe ship is now in dock for a refit.
deDas Schiff ist im Dock, um überholt zu werden. — kolonjano
Yanni's ship has been in dry dock for four months.
The cabin Gustavo stayed in had a private dock on the lake.
Translations
2 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
(idiomatic) under accusation, scrutiny; subject to critical inspection:
Русский
By meaning 1
(idiomatic) under accusation, scrutiny; subject to critical inspection:
Origin
Referring to the dock in which an accused person stands in a courtroom.Referring to the dock in which an accused person stands in a courtroom.
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