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.

Examples of the stand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Custodial witnesses set the stage for Cohen's testimony After Westerhout, a parade of custodial witnesses took short turns on the stand, introducing evidence to set the stage for Michael Cohen's testimony. —

Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 May 2024 Additionally, there’s also the possibility that Trump could perjure himself — or knowingly make false testimony — while on the stand, Fairley said. —

Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024 He has already been introduced to the jury by others who spoke of him from the stand, often in unflattering terms. —

Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times, 10 May 2024 Thursday saw the conclusion of a furious back and forth between prosecutors and Trump's lawyers, who dueled with adult film star Stormy Daniels on the stand for a second day. —

Graham Kates, CBS News, 10 May 2024 Prosecutors played the recording after calling to the stand Douglas Daus, a forensic analyst from the Manhattan district attorney’s office who performed analyses on iPhones Cohen turned over to authorities during the investigation. —

TIME, 3 May 2024 Former Trump attorney and fixer Michael Cohen, the prosecution’s star witness, has yet to take the stand in the hush money trial. —

Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2024 Those are really brave women who came forward and took the stand. —

Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2024 When Burkholder took the stand, he was asked to describe one expenditure in particular. —

Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2024

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