the stand

noun

: the place where a witness testifies in court

She lied while on the stand.

The witness was asked to take the stand.

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The prime minister began testifying earlier in December, and he is expected to remain on the stand for several weeks. —

Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024 After a whirlwind hearing in February that saw both prosecutors take the stand, Judge Scott McAfee, who oversees the trial proceedings, found the romance amounted to an appearance of a conflict. —

Ella Lee, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024 Tepper called girls and women to the stand to confirm that Cox had yelled slurs out the window of his car, or on the street. —

Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024 Acevedo initially invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify, but the U.S. attorney’s office secured a grant of immunity that compels him to take the stand. —

Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the stand