witness stand

noun

: a stand or an enclosure from which a witness gives evidence in a court

Examples of witness stand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Israel's former attorney general took the witness stand in Netanyahu's long-running corruption trial. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Israel's former attorney general took the witness stand Sunday in Netanyahu's long-running corruption trial. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Judges often add some time to a sentence when a defendant has told a series of porkies while trying to slither out of trouble from the witness stand. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026

The detective will have to continue his testimony at a later date to make room on the witness stand for the doctor who performed the autopsies, who is only available to testify Friday morning. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for witness stand

• ampersand
• beforehand
• behindhand
• bottomland
• contraband
• countermand
• dixieland
• fairyland
• fatherland
• firebrand
• hinterland
• motherland

Kids Definition

witness stand

noun

: an area from which a witness gives evidence in a court

Legal Definition

witness stand

noun

: stand