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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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 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 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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