- 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. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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
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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
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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
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