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.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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
Examples
2 sentencesThe deponent signed the affidavit under oath.
The deponent stated under oath that he had witnessed the accident.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
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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