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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The prospect of prosecutors on the stand was unprecedented, and legal experts suspected Mitchell would try to avoid it.
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The trial spanned months, with prosecutors putting 50 witnesses on the stand and presenting nearly 950 pieces of evidence.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Mike Trout took the stand Tuesday in a Santa Ana, California, courtroom to testify in a trial over whether his Los Angeles Angels should be held responsible for the drug overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
According to Fox News, the stand was set up months ago.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The trial spanned months, with prosecutors putting 50 witnesses on the stand and presenting nearly 950 pieces of evidence.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Mike Trout took the stand Tuesday in a Santa Ana, California, courtroom to testify in a trial over whether his Los Angeles Angels should be held responsible for the drug overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
According to Fox News, the stand was set up months ago.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 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 4 Nov. 2025.
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