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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Spacey taking the stand will grab the headlines, but a win for MRC on this point could have insurers scrambling to rework the fine print.
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
Lauber confirmed on the stand that she has been convicted of drug possession and distribution, has pending marijuana and gun possession charges and is testifying pursuant to several grants of immunity.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
After a justice court judge agreed the protester had shown enough surface-level evidence of retaliation, Mitchell was supposed to take the stand to prove otherwise.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
When the state’s final witness was on the stand, prosecutors played for the court surveillance video showing Colt Gray’s movements in school before, during and after the shooting.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
Lauber confirmed on the stand that she has been convicted of drug possession and distribution, has pending marijuana and gun possession charges and is testifying pursuant to several grants of immunity.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
After a justice court judge agreed the protester had shown enough surface-level evidence of retaliation, Mitchell was supposed to take the stand to prove otherwise.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
When the state’s final witness was on the stand, prosecutors played for the court surveillance video showing Colt Gray’s movements in school before, during and after the shooting.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
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 Mar. 2026.
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