DOCK
dock,n.1. A structure that encloses water, often between two piers, in which ships are
received for loading, unloading, safekeeping, or repair. [Cases: Wharves 4. C.J.S. Wharves §§
1–2, 4–5.] 2. The part of a warehouse or other building (usu. elevated with oversized doors) at
which trucks are received for loading and unloading. 3.English law. In a criminal court, the
enclosure in which the prisoner is placed during trial <it was through his own deliberate choice
that Mr. Bourne found himself in the dock at the Old Bailey, charged with a felony>. See BAIL
DOCK. [Blacks Law 8th]