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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Other officers proved more difficult when called to the stand by prosecutors.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
During the trial, the Calif. judge took to the stand to testify on the incident.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Adam Martinez, chief operating officer of the CFPB, took the stand Monday in a lawsuit challenging his agency’s apparent dismantling as a Justice Department witness, testifying to the changes at the agency amid competing accounts from staff and leadership.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
More than two dozen white residents were called to the stand, but none were willing to implicate any rioters.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
During the trial, the Calif. judge took to the stand to testify on the incident.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Adam Martinez, chief operating officer of the CFPB, took the stand Monday in a lawsuit challenging his agency’s apparent dismantling as a Justice Department witness, testifying to the changes at the agency amid competing accounts from staff and leadership.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
More than two dozen white residents were called to the stand, but none were willing to implicate any rioters.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the stand
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“The stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20stand. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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