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Dock

To curtail or diminish, as, for example, to dock a person's wages for lateness or poor work. The cage or enclosed space in a criminal court where prisoners stand when brought in for trial.

West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

dock

an enclosed space in a court of law where the accused sits or stands during trial.
Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006
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