Witness-stand

  • 21witness chair — witness chair, a chair for a witness, especially on a witness stand …

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  • 22witness box — witness ,box noun count BRITISH WITNESS STAND …

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  • 23witness — O.E. witnes attestation of fact, event, etc., from personal knowledge; also one who so testifies; originally knowledge, wit, formed from WIT (Cf. wit) (n.) + NESS (Cf. ness). Christian use (late 14c.) is as a literal translation of Gk. martys… …

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  • 24witness box — noun a box enclosure for a witness when testifying • Syn: ↑witness stand • Hypernyms: ↑box • Part Holonyms: ↑court, ↑courtroom * * * witness box or (US) wit …

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  • 25stand — I n. defense 1) to make, put up a stand 2) a last stand position 3) to take a stand 4) a firm, resolute, strong stand 5) a stand on (they took a resolute stand on the issue of tax reform) rack, small table 6) a music stand place taken by a… …

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  • 26stand — verb (past and past participle stood) 1》 be in or rise to an upright position, supported by one s feet.     ↘move somewhere in an upright position. 2》 place or be situated in a particular position.     ↘(especially of a vehicle) remain stationary …

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  • 27stand — stand1 [ stænd ] (past tense and past participle stood [ stud ] ) verb *** ▸ 2 move to upright position ▸ 3 put foot on/in something ▸ 4 be in particular position ▸ 5 remain without moving ▸ 6 be in situation/state ▸ 7 be particular height ▸ 8… …

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  • 28Witness box — A witness box is part of a court room. It is the section of the room set aside for witnesses to stand or sit in while giving their testimony or presenting evidence. In U.S. English, it is known as the witness stand or merely the… …

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  • 29stand — ▪ I. stand stand 1 [stænd] verb stood PTandPP [stʊd] 1. [intransitive] to be at a particular level or amount: stand at • Inflation currently stands at 4%. • Your bank balance currently stan …

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  • 30stand — [[t]stænd[/t]] v. stood, stand•ing, n. 1) 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: He stands six feet[/ex] 4) to remain motionless on the feet 5) to… …

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