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

In Porter’s defense, attorney Benjamin Starks called to the witness stand Turnipseed and Ronald Robinson, a dice player present at the slaying who never identified Porter. —Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026

Casey Higgins sparred on the witness stand over what information the consulting firm provided to the councilman’s office about possible conflicts. —James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026

Dominguez also took the witness stand at the trial that ended in June with deadlocked Yolo County jurors leading McAdam to declare a mistrial. —Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Jan. 2026

On Wednesday, the Duke of Sussex spent 2½ hours on the witness stand for his lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, publishers of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday. —Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 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