Witness-stand
11witness stand — noun An enclosed area in a courtroom where witnesses give their evidence. Syn: witness box …
12witness stand — place where witnesses in a trial stand …
13witness stand — wit′ness stand n. the place occupied by a person giving testimony in a court • Etymology: 1880–85, amer …
14stand — 1 vb stood, stand·ing vi 1: to be in a particular state or situation stand accused 2: to remain valid or effective let the ruling stand vt: to submit to stand trial stand …
15stand — /stand/, v., stood, standing, n., pl. stands for 43 63, stands, stand for 64. v.i. 1. (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet. 2. to rise to one s feet (often fol. by up). 3. to have a specified height when in this position: a… …
16stand — [stand] vi. stood, standing [ME standen < OE standan; akin to MDu standen, Goth standan < IE base * stā , to stand, be placed > L stare, to stand, Gr histanai, to set, cause to stand] 1. a) to be or remain in a generally upright position …
17WITNESS — (Heb. עֵד, one that has personal knowledge of an event or a fact. The evidence of at least two witnesses was required for convicting the accused (Num. 35:30; Deut. 17:6; 19:15; cf. I Kings 21:10, 13). Commercial transactions of importance took… …
18witness box — UK US noun [C] (US witness stand) LAW ► the place in which a person stands in a court to answer questions: »She spent over an hour in the witness box giving evidence. » enter/step down from the witness box »The judge asked him to take the witness …
19witness box — BrE witness stand AmE n the place in a court of law where a witness stands to answer questions …
20witness box — (N. Amer. witness stand) ► NOUN Law ▪ the place in a court where a witness stands to give evidence …
