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.

Examples of the stand in a Sentence

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Sean Patrick Rens, who had once sold Pistorius a handgun, also took the stand, claiming that the athlete had ordered six more guns from him before the murder, according to BBC. —Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024

On Friday, Pelosi, 84, took the stand as DePape faces state charges for the attack. —Louis Casiano, Fox News, 31 May 2024

Transcripts from the trial show that, during questioning, former Marion County District Attorney William Bostick said on the stand that JoAnn Mills had not been incentivized to testify against her husband and accuse him of the murders. —Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 30 May 2024

Trump trial live updates: Trump lawyer says Cohen lied on the stand Before Trump made his official endorsement on Tuesday, Good was touting Trump's endorsement of him in 2022 on his campaign website. —Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 28 May 2024

The defense did not call Mr. Weisselberg either, nor did Mr. Trump take the stand in his own defense. —William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 27 May 2024

The burglars were arrested, but the prosecution ruled them out as suspects and the defense never called them to the stand. —Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024

During his business fraud civil trial, during which Cohen also testified, Trump blasted a court clerk from the stand, lashed out at the judge and, at one point, marched out of the courtroom. —Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2024

Not including the stand’s depth, the screen portion of the iMac is an incredible 0.44 inch thick. —Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 20 May 2024