kroongetuige
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of kroon (“crown”) + getuige (“witness”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kroongetuige 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)