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At a hearing a few years earlier, a case had fallen apart when a woman walked off the witness stand in the middle of testifying, never to return.
—Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
Among his concerns are that prosecutors knew Sneed lied on the witness stand about his psychiatric condition and his reason for taking the mood-stabilizing drug lithium.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2024
Those choices seem even more baffling and distasteful after watching this documentary, which shows the real Lyle breaking down with shame on the witness stand over his abuse of Erik.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024
Kilpatrick admitted to falsely denying an extramarital affair from the witness stand in a wrongful discharge case brought by a former bodyguard.
—Barbara McQuade, The Mercury News, 4 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 25 Nov. 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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