on the 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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yusra	-	Arabic
Bhumi	-	Hinduism
Celestino	the-le-STEE-no (Spanish), se-le-STEE-no (Latin American Spanish), che-le-STEE-no (Italian)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Fabiola	fah-BYO-lah (Italian), fah-VYO-lah (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Nicolasa	nee-ko-LAH-sah	Spanish
Renat	-	Russian