Witness-stand
71stand down — phrasal verb Word forms stand down : present tense I/you/we/they stand down he/she/it stands down present participle standing down past tense stood down past participle stood down 1) [intransitive] to leave a job or position, especially an… …
72witness — n 1. testimony, attestation, Law. deposition, statement, disclosure, evidence, testification; declaration, assertion, allegation; profession, word, affidavit, sworn statement; proof, facts, data. 2. testifier, Law. deponent, attestant. 3.… …
73ˈwitness ˌbox — noun [C] British the place in a court of law where witnesses stand or sit when they are answering questions …
74approach the witness — A request by an attorney to the judge for permission to go up to a witness on the witness stand to show the witness a document or exhibit. May I approach the witness? is the typical request, and it is almost always granted. Category: Criminal Law …
75on the stand — on the witness stand, testifying in court Jack was on the stand today. He told the court what he saw …
76take the stand — appear on the witness stand in court in order to testify …
77Microscope stand — Stand Stand (st[a^]nd), n. [AS. stand. See {Stand}, v. i.] 1. The act of standing. [1913 Webster] I took my stand upon an eminence . . . to look into their several ladings. Spectator. [1913 Webster] 2. A halt or stop for the purpose of defense,… …
78To be at a stand — Stand Stand (st[a^]nd), n. [AS. stand. See {Stand}, v. i.] 1. The act of standing. [1913 Webster] I took my stand upon an eminence . . . to look into their several ladings. Spectator. [1913 Webster] 2. A halt or stop for the purpose of defense,… …
79To make a stand — Stand Stand (st[a^]nd), n. [AS. stand. See {Stand}, v. i.] 1. The act of standing. [1913 Webster] I took my stand upon an eminence . . . to look into their several ladings. Spectator. [1913 Webster] 2. A halt or stop for the purpose of defense,… …
80hostile witness — see witness Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. hostile witness n …
