witness stand

noun

Definition of witness stand

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

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He was allowed to leave without taking the witness stand. — Fox News, "Witness against violent New Mexico prison gang gunned down outside home," 28 July 2019 Harris stepped down from the witness stand late Wednesday afternoon after three days of testimony. — Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com, "Ghost Ship witness has ‘snapshot memory’ of firefighters ignoring warning signs," 20 June 2019 At sentencing, the courtroom was stunned when Houston took the witness stand. — CBS News, "NCIS probe of U.S. Marine's attempted murder in Kuwait reveals a conspiracy of secrets and lies," 5 June 2019 Cain took the witness stand Tuesday right after Uresti’s legal team rested. — Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, "Uresti co-defendant returns to the stand today," 14 Feb. 2018 Perry took the witness stand on the first day of testimony. — Andrew Dalton, Fortune, "Katy Perry, Record Label," 1 Aug. 2019 At the witness stand in his murder trial, Nelson said the officer caused him to lose his job, which led to him being homeless and deciding to rob a home for money. — Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com, "Scott Nelson admits killing Jennifer Fulford, blames probation officer, government: ‘They turned me into an animal’," 27 June 2019 Scott McDonald accused Scott of lying on the witness stand, saying that in multiple prior interviews with prosecutors and NCIS, Scott never said the fighter died by suffocation. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Navy: Witness in SEAL war crimes trial may face perjury charge," 27 June 2019 First, at the beginning of April, Amro took the witness stand in Israeli military court to testify in his own defense. — Batya Ungar-sargon, The New York Review of Books, "A Palestinian in Israeli Military Court: Issa Amro, the Judge, & Me," 17 June 2019

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