take the stand

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• take the stand — {v. phr.} To assume one s position in the witness box during a trial. * /The judge asked the defendant to take the stand./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• take the stand — {v. phr.} To assume one s position in the witness box during a trial. * /The judge asked the defendant to take the stand./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• take the stand — index testify Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• take\ the\ stand — v. phr. To assume one s position in the witness box during a trial. The judge asked the defendant to take the stand …   Словарь американских идиом

• take the stand — sit in the witness chair in a courtroom    You witnessed the crime, so you will have to take the stand …   English idioms

• take the stand — verb To testify as a witness in a trial. The press speculated about whether he would take the stand and testify in his defense …   Wiktionary

• take the stand — to go into the stand and start to give evidence …   English dictionary

• take the stand — appear on the witness stand in court in order to testify …   English contemporary dictionary

• take a stand —    If you take a stand, you adopt a firm position on an issue and publicly declare whether or not you support it.     The politician was asked to take a stand on the government s proposed measures to curb illegal immigration …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• take a stand — say what you believe, state your position, take sides    The teacher doesn t want to take a stand on the Young Offender Act until we ve written our essays …   English idioms

• take a stand — verb To assert an opinion or viewpoint; to defend ones point of view or beliefs. There will come a time when youll need to take a stand for the changes you want …   Wiktionary