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dock



dock [dock docks docked docking] noun, verb BrE [dɒk] NAmE [dɑːk]
noun
1. countable a part of a port where ships are repaired, or where goods are put onto or taken off them
dock workers
The ship was in dock.
see also dry dock
2. docksplural a group of docks in a port and the buildings around them that are used for repairing ships, storing goods, etc.
3. countable (NAmE) = jetty
4. countable (NAmE)a raised platform for loading vehicles or trains
5. countable the part of a court where the person who has been accused of a crime stands or sits during a trial
He's been in the dock (= on trial for a crime) several times already.
6. uncountable a wild plant of northern Europe with large thick leaves that can be rubbed on skin that has been stung by ↑nettles to make it less painful
dock leaves

Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 3 and v. senses 1 to 2 late Middle English Middle Dutch Middle Low German docke n. sense 5 late 16th cent. Flemish dok ‘chicken coop, rabbit hutch’ n. sense 6 Old English docce Germanic Dutch dokke v. senses 3 to 4 late Middle English Frisian dok ‘bunch, ball (of string etc.)’ German Docke ‘doll’ ‘the solid part of an animal's tail’ ‘cut short an animal's tail’ ‘reduce, deduct’

Collocations:
Criminal justice
Breaking the law
break/violate/obey/uphold the law
be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud
be arrested/ (especially NAmE) indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/(especially US) felony charges
be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting
be accused of/be charged with murder/(especially NAmE) homicide/four counts of fraud
face two charges of indecent assault
admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for sth)
deny the allegations/claims/charges
confess to a crime
grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail
The legal process
stand/await/bring sb to/come to/be on trial
take sb to/come to/settle sth out of court
face/avoid/escape prosecution
seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel
hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial
sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury
sit/stand/appear/be put/place sb in the dock
plead guilty/not guilty to a crime
be called to/enter (BrE) the witness box
take/put sb on the stand/(NAmE) the witness stand
call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness
give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of sb
raise/withdraw/overrule an objection
reach a unanimous/majority verdict
return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death
convict/acquit the defendant of the crime
secure a conviction/your acquittal
lodge/file an appeal
appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict
Sentencing and punishment
pass sentence on sb
carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence
receive/be given the death penalty
be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)
carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years imprisonment)
be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder
do/serve time/ten years
be sent to/put sb in/be released from jail/prison
be/put sb/spend X years on death row
be granted/be denied/break (your) parole
more collocations at ↑crime

Example Bank:
After a night of drunken revelry they ended up in the dock.
She was in the dock on charges of attempted fraud.
The defendant stood in the dock.
The ship is in dock for repairs.
an outburst from the dock
the cargo stacked on the dock
He's been in the dock several times already.
The boat is now ready to be moved to a dry dock.
The great system of commercial docks began in the Middle Ages.
There are plans to redevelop the old docks for new housing.
a dock strike

 
verb
1. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) if a ship docks or you dock a ship, it sails into a ↑harbour and stays there
The ferry is expected to dock at 6.
2. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) if two ↑spacecraft dock, or are docked, they are joined together in space
Next year, a technology module will be docked on the space station.
3. transitive to take away part of sb's wages, etc
~ sth If you're late, your wages will be docked.
~ sth from/off sth They've docked 15% off my pay for this week.
4. transitive ~ sth (computing)to connect a computer to a ↑docking station
I docked my portable and started work.
Opp: undock
5. transitive ~ sth to cut an animal's tail short
The horse's tail had been docked.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 3 and v. senses 1 to 2 late Middle English Middle Dutch Middle Low German docke n. sense 5 late 16th cent. Flemish dok ‘chicken coop, rabbit hutch’ n. sense 6 Old English docce Germanic Dutch dokke v. senses 3 to 4 late Middle English Frisian dok ‘bunch, ball (of string etc.)’ German Docke ‘doll’ ‘the solid part of an animal's tail’ ‘cut short an animal's tail’ ‘reduce, deduct’

Example Bank:
If you're late, your wages will be docked.
They've docked 15% off my pay for this week.

 

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