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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While Perry has been ordered to take the stand, the Westcott family is also pushing for the singer's ex, Orlando Bloom, to testify.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In other words, the parents had a right to confront their accuser about his claims, but the shooter never took the stand.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 24 Aug. 2025
After California rested its case, on the first day of trial, Sherman returned to the stand on the second day, this time as the Justice Department’s only witness, largely to clean up his prior testimony and to try to persuade Judge Breyer that Task Force 51 was doing everything by the book.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
Mark Janbakhsh himself took the stand in his defense near the end of the trial.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2025
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Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In other words, the parents had a right to confront their accuser about his claims, but the shooter never took the stand.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 24 Aug. 2025
After California rested its case, on the first day of trial, Sherman returned to the stand on the second day, this time as the Justice Department’s only witness, largely to clean up his prior testimony and to try to persuade Judge Breyer that Task Force 51 was doing everything by the book.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
Mark Janbakhsh himself took the stand in his defense near the end of the trial.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 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 7 Sep. 2025.
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