stand
stood stand·ing vi 1 : to be in a particular state or situation [ accused]
2 : to remain valid or effective [let the ruling ]
vt : to submit to [ 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"]
n
: the place taken by a witness for testifying in court [take the ] compare
bar,
bench,
dock,
sidebar