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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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 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 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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