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witness stand

noun

  1. the place occupied by a person giving testimony in a court.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of witness stand1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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“Among those who did cooperate on the witness stand, former Toonerville member Mark Gonzales testified under a grant of immunity, and there was evidence suggesting other witnesses had received a benefit in exchange for testifying.â€

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Baker, on the witness stand Friday, grew angry and refused to answer questions about that conviction, which saw him dismissed from the U.S.

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Some of the people who worked with Ferguson — including his bailiff and his clerk — took the witness stand to say he was a “peaceful†person.

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To explain how and why the five men died, prosecutors called to the witness stand a parade of admitted murderers, thieves, scammers and shakedown artists, who testified in exchange for leniency in their own cases.

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Lockhart had been living on the street for about two years, her mother, Donna Ashbaugh, said from the witness stand Wednesday.

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