witness stand

noun

: a stand or an enclosure from which a witness gives evidence in a court

Examples of witness stand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The secret meeting on the morning of Monday, June 10, led into Copeland’s return to the witness stand. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2024 And interviews about Watson and Ozy Media are taking place on the witness stand in a Brooklyn courtroom. Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 18 June 2024 Michael Soliman, a former top Menendez political adviser, testified immediately after New Jersey's U.S. attorney, Philip Sellinger, finished two days on the witness stand at the Manhattan federal court trial that is in its sixth week. CBS News, 18 June 2024 In a scene that mirrored the attempt to silence mob turncoat Frank Pentangeli in The Godfather Part II, Eduardo glowered from the front row of the courtroom benches when his brother took the witness stand. Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for witness stand 

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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 15 Jul. 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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