deponent

Examples

• All

• Your deponent urges this Honorable Court, therefore, to consider in deciding this motion that the plaintiff-respondent cannot hope to obtain any monetary gain, regardless of the eventual outcome of this matter.

  Academic text (2017)

• But not only is he tied up, all six of the prospective deponents are too busy to be bothered.

  Fiction book (1995)

• On the trial, your deponent urged that the complaint be dismissed and judgment entered for the defendant on two grounds.

  Academic text (2017)

• If a lawyer asks a deponent, tell me all the ways your parenting style may have been flawed or misguided.

• Ordinarily, your deponent would not oppose the instant motion but would consent to the reversal of the lower court.

  Academic text (2017)

• WHEREFORE, your deponent respectfully requests that the judgment in the lower court be reversed solely on the ground that the defendant-appellant herein was the general agent acting on behalf of the United States of America.

  Academic text (2017)

• During the legal proceedings, the deponent provided a detailed written statement under oath.

• In her testimony, the deponent confirmed that she had witnessed the incident firsthand.

Synonyms

W

witness

vsdeponent

• Specialized

∞ 2.3

A person who tells what they know in court under oath

typically gives sworn evidence in written deposition form rather than only oral testimony

A

affiant

vsdeponent

• Jargon

1 9.9

A person who writes and signs a statement under oath for court

provides sworn evidence mainly via a deposition rather than an affidavit

T

testifier

vsdeponent

1 6.3

A person who speaks in court to tell what they know

focuses on giving sworn evidence especially as a written deposition

D

deposer

vsdeponent

• Formal

9.5

A person who tells what they saw or know under oath in a legal case

focuses on giving sworn evidence especially in written deposition form

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology