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witness stands

witness stands is the plural of witness stand.

Meaning of witness stand

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

Questions about witness stands

What is witness stands the plural of?
Witness stands is the plural of witness stand.

Words near witness stands in the dictionary

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

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