witness stand

noun

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

Examples of witness stand in a Sentence

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One by one, students took the witness stand Tuesday in Barrow County to describe what happened to them since a gunman opened fire inside Apalachee High School in September 2024. Jozsef Papp, AJC.com, 18 Feb. 2026 Zuckerberg was called to the witness stand in the ongoing trial in a first-of-its-kind case accusing social media companies Meta — which operates Instagram and Facebook — and YouTube of making their platforms harmfully addictive. Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 18 Feb. 2026 Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg made an extended, pugnacious appearance in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday, defending his company from the witness stand against a lawsuit that alleges social media harms children. Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026 Guevara appeared in court Friday on a video screen that had been wheeled in front of the witness stand in Daniels’ 14th-floor courtroom. Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for witness stand

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of witness stand was in 1832

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“Witness stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/witness%20stand. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.

Kids Definition

witness stand

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

Legal Definition

witness stand

noun
: stand
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