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Dock [fr. docke, Fle., a bird-cage], (1) the place in a Court of criminal law in which a prisoner is placed during his trial, and from which he may instruct counsel without the intervention of a solicitor; (2) an enclosed space, either dry or filled with water, in which a ship is repaired, loaded, or unloaded. In this last sense a 'dock' is a factory within the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901 (1 Edw. 7, c. 22), s. 104. For regulations regarding loading and unloading, see the (English) Docks Regulations, 1934 (S. R. & O. 1934, No. 279), and the (English) Public Health Act, 1936 (26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8, c. 49), ss. 2-10, in regard to sanitation and health.