"witness protection" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} witness protection (uncountable)
  1. A government program that provides new identities and protection for witnesses who come forward and testify in court against dangerous targets. Wikipedia link: witness protection Tags: uncountable Related terms: witsec Translations (government program that provides new identities and protection for witnesses): Zeugenschutzprogramm [neuter] (German), Zeugenschutz [masculine] (German), tanúvédelem (Hungarian), tanık koruma (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-witness_protection-en-noun-mL7d9ala Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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