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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Acevedo initially invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify, but the U.S. attorney’s office secured a grant of immunity that compels him to take the stand. —

Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024 Netanyahu, the first Israeli PM to take the stand as a criminal defendant, is defending himself against allegations of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust across three cases dating back to 2007. —

Michael D. Carroll and Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024 The seven-week, blockbuster trial earlier this year placed several former and current Trump World figures on the stand. —

Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024 Prosecutors have called roughly 140 witnesses to the stand — fewer than the 300 initially expected to testify. —

Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the stand