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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
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes the witness stand today in his corruption trial.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
Fox News chose to settle the case rather than have its executives and on-air talent take the witness stand in a trial.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Kenneth Walker removed from indictment, not called to witness stand
Just before opening arguments were made in the current case, Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings granted the government's last-minute motion to strike Kenneth Walker's name from the original indictment.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 28 Oct. 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 16 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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