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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Republicans had refused, with the stand-off leading to the longest government shutdown on record.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
In 1991, Kim took the stand at Betty's second criminal trial after the first ended in a mistrial.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Briefly, the man on the stand was speechless.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
The defense then moved for a mistrial over remarks by the plaintiff's attorney during the rebuttal closing argument, when Biniazan noted Parker didn't take the stand during the trial.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
In 1991, Kim took the stand at Betty's second criminal trial after the first ended in a mistrial.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Briefly, the man on the stand was speechless.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
The defense then moved for a mistrial over remarks by the plaintiff's attorney during the rebuttal closing argument, when Biniazan noted Parker didn't take the stand during the trial.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Nov. 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 11 Nov. 2025.
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