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Stand

The location in a courtroom where the parties and witnesses offer their testimony. To appear in court; to submit to the jurisdiction of the court.

To stand trial, for example, means to try, or be tried on, a particular issue in a particular court.

stand

(Position), noun attitude, belief, bent, bias, inclination, leaning, opinion, outlook, point of view, position, slant, standpoint, vantage point, view, viewpoint

stand

(Witness' place in court), noun booth, box, place, platform, position, post, stall, station, witness box, witness stand

TO STAND. To abide by a thing; to submit to a decision; to comply with an agreement; to have validity, as the judgment must stand.

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4 : to be in a specified place <Their house stands on the hill.

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C in Eucharist stands for Christ Jesus, totally truly present.

What does E-U-C-H-A-R-I-S-T stand for?

We empower people to stand up against their own oppression," says Laura Montgomery Rutt, a Soulforce spokeswoman.

Keeping the faith: after years of being left behind by most organized religions, many gays and lesbians are fighting to reclaim their deeply held beliefs

The Greens offered people something they weren't getting elsewhere, an unapologetic statement of what they stand for: more environmental controls on businesses and the populace, higher taxes on the wealthy to help the poor.

EDITORIAL DEMOCRATIC WIMPS PARTY LACKS A MESSAGE - AND GUTS

At age four, while being treated at the Connecticut Children's Medical Center (CCMC) in Hartford, Alex came up with the idea of running a lemonade stand to raise money for pediatric cancer research.

Lemon aid

Like the people who occupy them, tree stands come in all shapes and sizes -- from compact portable platform strap-ons, which the hunter or photographer must set up once the desired height is reached, to sophisticated tree climbers which occupants can move up and down in a simple scissor-like motion.

Taking a stand

iSports Stands Featuring "Miss Hooters International" on Casino Floor

ISI Unveils Hooters-Themed Sports Betting Kiosks in Time for Super Bowl Sunday

I was surprised to discover ladder stands are more popular than I thought.

Climb the ladder to success: maximizing your advantage in America's most popular stand style

Edwards' rocket laboratory contains two-thirds of the nation's high-thrust rocket test stands, as well as facilities for testing satellite propulsion systems, propellant formulation laboratories and manufacturing labs.

READY FOR ROCKET WORK APOLLO RELIC BACK IN ACTION

High Gloss Piano Black, Black and Silver Stands Add Style and Aesthetics to Any Location --

Peerless Industries Expands Flat Panel TV Stand Line with New Color Combinations to Match TV Finishes

However, Schudde added that aircraft like the Joint Strike Fighter use vectored thrust and can't be tested on these horizontal stands.

BASE TAKES NEW STAND MATS TO TEST JETS' THRUST

Gessat contemporary stands are constructed of combinations of three different types of materials: metal, aluminum and plastic.