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stand

noun [C] (COURT)
 
 
/stænd/

Definition

US for witness box: The witness took the stand (= went to the place in a court where you stand and answer questions).Law courts
(Definition of stand noun (COURT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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