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单词 on the stand
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on the stand


on the stand

Testifying in court. "The stand" refers to the place where one sits when testifying. If that stool-pigeon gets up on the stand, our business will be destroyed. We've gotta shut him up, one way or another. I know you're nervous about going on the stand, but just tell the truth and everything will be all right.See also: on, stand

on the (witness) stand

[of a witness] giving testimony in court, seated in place in view of the court. I was on the witness stand, answering questions, when the judge declared a recess.See also: on, stand

on the stand


on the stand

prep. testifying during a trial, in which the witness almost always sits in a chair beside the judge's bench, often raised above the floor level of the courtroom and behind a knee-high panel. (See: witness stand)

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