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
BaŞAk	-	Turkish
Gyula	DYOO-law	Hungarian
Kole	KOL	English (Modern)
Kristian	KREES-tyahn (Swedish), KREES-tee-ahn (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Viljo	VEEL-yo	Finnish
Galenos	-	Ancient Greek