witness stand

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witness stand

noun witness stands

  1. US An enclosed area in a courtroom where witnesses give their evidence. The witness stand was to the right of Judge Taylor, and when we got to our seats Mr. Heck Tate was already on it.

    Similar: stand, witness box

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@misc{witness_stand_2026,
  title = {witness stand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/witness%20stand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}