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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When the train pulled into Broadway-Lafayette Street station, passengers got out of the car, but videos showed that Penny did not let go of Neely. Eric Gonzalez, who was called to the stand during the trial, helped restrain Neely's arms during the altercation. —

Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 Enrique Tarrio, former national chair of the Proud Boys, is set to take the stand Thursday to testify in defense of a police officer accused of tipping off the right-wing extremist group leader to his imminent arrest. —

Ella Lee, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024 On the stand, Stump held up two pieces of thick white tablecloth tangled with stun gun wires. —

Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Dec. 2024 Badgering Flanagan on the stand, Dies accused the Federal Theater Project of fomenting divisions between Americans and promoting communist conspiracies. —

Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the stand