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

Agents found the stand on Thursday, and the FBI is now leading an investigation into the discovery. —Anders Hagstrom , Lucas Y. Tomlinson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025

For about 24 hours after the stand was spotted, investigators closed all lanes of Southern Boulevard, which parallels the southern border of the airport. —Christopher Cann, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025

Matty does a fiery demo in Olympia’s kitchen, and Olympia confronts the fire expert on the stand with a bucket full of ping pong balls, each of which contain a tiny bit of nitric acid. —Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 12 Oct. 2025

Mr Wright had given evidence that cannulation in the stand was difficult due to space restrictions. —Steve Madeley, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025

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