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单词 deponent
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deponent

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de·po·nent

D0143700 (dĭ-pō′nənt)adj. Grammar Being a verb of active meaning but passive or middle form, as certain Latin and Greek verbs.n.1. Grammar A deponent verb.2. Law One who gives testimony by affidavit or deposition.
[Middle English, from Late Latin (verbum) dēpōnēns, (verbum) dēpōnent-, deponent (verb), present participle of Latin dēpōnere, to put down; see depone.]

deponent

(dɪˈpəʊnənt) adj (Grammar) grammar (of a verb, esp in Latin) having the inflectional endings of a passive verb but the meaning of an active verbn1. (Grammar) grammar a deponent verb2. (Law) law a. a person who makes an affidavitb. a person, esp a witness, who makes a deposition[C16: from Latin dēpōnēns putting aside, putting down, from dēpōnere to put down, depone]

de•po•nent

(dɪˈpoʊ nənt)

adj. 1. (of a verb in Latin or Greek) appearing only in the passive or Greek middle-voice forms, but with active meaning. n. 2. a person who gives evidence. 3. a deponent verb. [1520–30; < Latin dēpōnent-, s. of dēpōnēns, present participle of dēpōnere. See depone, -ent]
affidavit, deponent - An affidavit (literally, "he has stated on oath") is taken by a judge, while the deponent swears, makes, or takes an affidavit.See also related terms for judge.
Thesaurus
Noun1.deponent - a person who testifies or gives a depositiondeposer, testifierwitness, witnesser, informant - someone who sees an event and reports what happened

deponent

nounLaw. One who testifies, especially in court:attestant, attester, testifier, witness.
Translations

deponent

enUK

deponent

Lawa. a person who makes an affidavit b. a person, esp a witness, who makes a deposition

deponent

enUK

deponent

(dē-pō′nĕnt) One who testifies under oath about the facts at issue in litigation. The testimony is transcribed by a court reporter and becomes part of the legal record.

deponent

enUK

Deponent

An individual who, under oath or affirmation, gives out-of-court testimony in a deposition. A deponent is someone who gives evidence or acts as a witness. The testimony of a deponent is written and carries the deponent's signature.

deponent

n. a person testifying (stating answers in response to questions) at a deposition. (See: depose, deposition)

deponent

a person who depones or gives evidence by deposition or by AFFIDAVIT.

DEPONENT, witness. One who gives information, on oath or affirmation, respecting some facts known to him, before a magistrate he who makes a deposition.

deponent

enUK
  • noun

Synonyms for deponent

noun one who testifies, especially in court

Synonyms

  • attestant
  • attester
  • testifier
  • witness

Synonyms for deponent

noun a person who testifies or gives a deposition

Synonyms

  • deposer
  • testifier

Related Words

  • witness
  • witnesser
  • informant
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