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On the witness stand last month, Momeni said Lee had attacked him in a fit of anger touched off by a joke.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
Jurors also heard from a detective leading the criminal investigation who testified that radio transmissions did not point to Barreto as an armed suspect, contrary to what Crawford said on the witness stand.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
Ryan Tuttle then sat on the witness stand with a framed photograph of his father and stepmother.
—CBS News, 8 Oct. 2024
Reuters — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the witness stand for the first time on Tuesday in his long-running corruption trial, saying he was being hounded for his hawkish security policies.
—Reuters, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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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 30 Dec. 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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