crown witness

Noun

 * 1)  A person implicated in a criminal case who turn against their accomplices by serving as a witness for the state and who may enter into a witness protection program afterwards.

Synonyms
cooperating witnesses, witness collaborator, justice collaborator, state witness

Translations

 * Czech: korunní svědek
 * Danish: kronvidne
 * Dutch:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: finné na corónach
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: kronvitne
 * Swedish: