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witness stand

witness stand noun: an enclosed area in a courtroom where witnesses give their evidence.

Noun

witness stand (plural 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.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    stand, witness box

Synonyms of witness stand

Forms of witness stand

pluralwitness stands

Questions about witness stand

What does witness stand mean?
Witness stand means an enclosed area in a courtroom where witnesses give their evidence.
What part of speech is witness stand?
Witness stand is a noun.
What is the plural of witness stand?
The plural of witness stand is witness stands.

Words near witness stand in the dictionary

  1. witness cone
  2. witness consciousness
  3. witness mark
  4. witness marks
  5. witness protection
  6. witness stand
  7. witness stands
  8. witness tampering
  9. witness-consciousness
  10. witnessable
  11. witnessdom

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