witness protection
A government program that provides new identities and protection for witnesses who…A government program that provides new identities and protection for witnesses who come forward and testify in court against dangerous targets.
» There's a witness protection program.
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1 senses(uncountable)A government program that provides new identities and protection for witnesses who come forward and testify in court against dangerous targets.
Zeugenschutzprogramm, Zeugenschutz
Examples
4 sentencesThere's a witness protection program.
Miroslav was put under witness protection for four years.
Layla wanted witness protection.
Sami was given a new identity in the Federal Witness Protection Program.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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