Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “put (someone) in the dock“ and it is a phrase meaning “accuse someone of committing a crime and subject him/her to intense scrutiny; on trial in court, particularly in a criminal case (the “dock” is the enclosed place in a criminal court where a defendant stands or sits during a trial)”.
Example Sentence: With very little fanfare, the UK Home Office proposes giving the state the power to put journalists and their sources in the dock for disclosures that did not cause harm and were not likely to do so. At present, if the crown chooses to prosecute the press for revealing official secrets, it must show that a defendant had “a purpose prejudicial (detrimental/detrimental) to the safety or interests of the state”.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article The Guardian view on official secrets: plans that undermine democracy and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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