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Examples of witness stand in a Sentence
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Cooke took the witness stand Thursday evening to deliver a victim impact statement after Johnson County jurors voted to impose a death sentence on Jerry Elders.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
Hope Hicks spent nearly three hours on the witness stand, at one point breaking down in tears.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1832, in the meaning defined above
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“Witness stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/witness%20stand. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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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