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
Kennedy	['kenidi]
April	['eiprəl]
Ioses	-	Biblical Greek
Morgana	mawr-GAN-ə	English (Rare)
Rajni	-	Indian, Hindi
Majken	MIE-ken (Swedish)	Danish, Swedish