deponent
A witness; especially one who gives information under oath, in a deposition concerning…A witness; especially one who gives information under oath, in a deposition concerning facts known to him or her.
» The deponent signed the affidavit under oath.
Значение
значений: 2A witness; especially one who gives information under oath, in a deposition concerning facts known to him or her.
a person who testifies or gives a deposition
A deponent verb.
Deponens
Примеры
предложений: 2The deponent signed the affidavit under oath.
The deponent stated under oath that he had witnessed the accident.
Переводы
языков: 4По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Latin dēpōnēns (“laying aside”), the present active participle of dēpōnō (“lay aside”From Latin dēpōnēns (“laying aside”), the present active participle of dēpōnō (“lay aside”), from dē- + pōnō (“put, place”). The name comes from the idea that such verbs were originally reflexive and then later "laid aside" their passive meanings.
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