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单词 witness stand
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witness stand
noun[Cusually singular]
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us
/ˈwɪt.nəs ˌstænd/uk
/ˈwɪt.nəs ˌstænd/
(UKwitness box)
theplacein which apersonsitsin alawcourtwhen they are beingaskedquestions:
The defendant'slawyersdon'twanthimonthewitnessstandansweringquestions.
She wasaskedtotakethewitnessstandand was then cross-examined.
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(Definition ofwitness standfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

witness stand| American Dictionary

witness stand
noun[C]
us
/ˈwɪt·nəs ˌstænd/
araisedplace, usually near thejudge, where someone who is givinginformationabout acasesits
(Definition ofwitness standfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

witness stand| Business English

witness stand
noun[C]
LAWUS
uk
us
→witness box
(Definition ofwitness standfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Therefore, they went unprepared to thewitnessstand.
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Another aspect of the last-minute syndrome is whether a child will be allowed to review his or her evidence before taking thewitnessstand.
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The trial lasted for five days, but not one of the mutineers was called to thewitnessstand.
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Breyer also noted that shackling a defendant hurts his ability to interact with his attorneys, and prevents a defendant from taking thewitnessstand.
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He then recited the warnings on thewitnessstand.
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He was surprised on thewitnessstandwith transcripts of these, which he had not been given a chance to review.
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The defendant, of course, in his lengthy time on thewitnessstandhere showed a high degree of intelligence.
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He astonished medical experts on thewitnessstandwith his technical questions.
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A year later he confessed on thewitnessstandand was convicted on the basis of these statements.
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His right-hand man unethically blurts on thewitnessstandthat the defendant had once before threatened his wife.
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Adjacent to the bench are thewitnessstandand the desks where the court clerk and the court reporter sit.
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Denying that he sent any such order, the general's heart gives out on thewitnessstand.
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October 9, 1944, was another in a string of days consisting of accused men testifying on thewitnessstand.
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At the hearing, she took thewitnessstandand answered, through an interpreter, the 10 questions put to her.
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He had refused to testify on thewitnessstandand had become a hostile witness.
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