Usually means: Testify under oath in court.
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General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. take the stand: Merriam-Webster
  2. take the stand: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. take the stand: Vocabulary.com
  4. take the stand: Wiktionary
  5. take the stand: Dictionary.com
  6. Take the Stand: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. take the stand: Rhymezone
  8. take the stand: FreeDictionary.org
  9. take the stand: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. take the stand: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. take the stand: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. take the stand: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (take the stand)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic) To testify as a witness in a trial.

Similar:
attest, testify, bear witness, testimonialize, stand, take a stand, witness, stand in, make a stand, testimonialise, more...

Opposite:
recant, retract, withdraw, renounce, disavow

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Similar:
attest, testify, bear witness, testimonialize, stand, take a stand, witness, stand in, make a stand, testimonialise, more...

Opposite:
recant, retract, withdraw, renounce, disavow



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