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take the stand
verb
give testimony in a court of law (Freq. 1)
Syn: ↑testify, ↑attest, ↑bear witness
Derivationally related forms: ↑attestation (for: ↑attest), ↑attestant (for: ↑attest), ↑testimony (for: ↑testify), ↑testifier (for: ↑testify)
Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
Hypernyms: ↑declare
Hyponyms: ↑vouch
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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take the stand phrase
to go into the stand and start to give evidence
Thesaurus: appearing in courthyponym
Main entry: stand

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testify at a trial

Useful english dictionary. 2012.