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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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And then came early September 2024, a month Jenkins highlighted in his time on the witness stand. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025 Holmes admitted on the witness stand to adding pharmaceutical companies’ logos to reports lauding Theranos’ technology that were given to investors and budding business-partner Walgreens. Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025 Altoona Police Officer Joseph Detwiler took the witness stand Tuesday in Manhattan criminal court as part of a complex hearing focused on Mangione's lawyers' bid to exclude evidence from his state murder trial. Adam Reiss, NBC news, 2 Dec. 2025 Cooper is also expected to take the witness stand. Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025 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 6 Dec. 2025.

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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