Meanings
nounwitness stand (plural witness stands)
plural witness stands
- USAn 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.
1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLCSynonyms: stand, witness box
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nounAn enclosed area in a courtroom where witnesses give their evidence.
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