depo
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˈdɛpoʊ/
- Jargon
:
deposición
- Not long into the depo, the navy blazers come off and the ties are loosened.
- depo notes
Examples
-
This is what he did to me with Dot's depo, and this!
Fiction book (1995) -
"Then let's forget the depo.
Fiction book (1995) -
"Pardon me, Allyn," he said, putting down the depo he was reading.
Fiction book (1995) -
He's been worrying about the depo, and it's left him weak.
Fiction book (1995) -
She'll be around to testify at trial, so this will be a discovery depo, not an evidentiary one.
Fiction book (1995) -
The copy Dot handed to Drummond during her depo had the word 'copy' stamped three times across the top.
Fiction book (1995) -
At three-thirty, six and a half hours after we started, Kipler declares the depo to be over.
Fiction book (1995) -
I have a depo scheduled for tomorrow, and I need to prepare my questions.
-
She is reviewing the depo from last week's testimony to ensure accuracy.
-
During the depo, the witness provided detailed answers to the lawyer's questions.
Synonyms
791
3.2
A formal spoken or written statement given in court as evidence
180
8.2
A formal statement a witness gives under oath before a trial
A formal spoken statement given under oath for court use
How Formal
- Formal
16
4.7
- Formal
142
8.2
- Formal
791
3.2
- Formal
180
8.2
- Jargon
1
9.9
- Formal
∞
1.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word depo in law is short for deposition, a witness's 'sworn statement' made before a trial, so a 'depo' is that recorded testimony.