stand 1 vb stood, stand·ing
vi
1: to be in a particular state or situation
stand accused
2: to remain valid or effective
let the ruling stand
vt: to submit to
stand trial
stand in judgment: to submit to the judgment of the court
stand in the shoes of: to assume the rights or obligations of
stand mute: to be effectively silent: as
a: to exercise the privilege against self-incrimination (as in a trial)
b: to raise no objections
the prosecution agreed to stand mute at the sentencing
stand on: to depend on esp. as the basis of an argument or claim
a party who stands on the writing as a complete and exclusive embodiment of the contract — J. J. White and R. S. Summers
stand 2 n: the place taken by a witness for testifying in court
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.