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

Recent Examples on the Web

Athena Strand's mother, Maitlyn Gandy, took the stand Wednesday afternoon, facing her daughter's killer in one of the most emotional moments of the trial so far, telling the courtroom and Tanner Horner that Athena is more than a headline and more than a story. —S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026

The five other people in the studio kept mum for decades, until finally taking the stand in in early 2024 for Jordan and Washington’s trial. —John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026

Edward Eastland, director of the Christian summer camp, delivered the testimony while on the stand during a court hearing on Monday, April 13, according to The Texas Tribune and ABC affiliate KSAT-TV. —Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026

Before that mission took off, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 second stage had an issue on the stand. —Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026

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