star witness

English

Noun

star witness (plural star witnesses)

1. A witness who provides crucial information in a criminal case. (This entry is a translation hub.)

   Synonyms: key witness, principal witness

   • 2023 October 11, Victoria Bekiempis, “Bankman-Fried’s ex-girlfriend to take stand again after day of dramatic testimony”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     She is the prosecution’s star witness in Bankman-Fried’s trial, in which he faces seven fraud and conspiracy counts for allegedly cheating customers out of $10bn.

Translations

Translations

• German: Hauptzeuge (de) m, Hauptzeugin (de) f
• Swedish: stjärnvittne n