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deponent

[ dih-poh-nuhnt ]

adjective

  1. Classical Greek and Latin Grammar. (of a verb) appearing only in the passive or Greek middle-voice forms, but with active meaning.


noun

  1. Law. a person who testifies under oath, especially in writing.
  2. Classical Greek and Latin Grammar. a deponent verb, as Latin loquor.

deponent

/ dɪˈpəʊnənt /

adjective

  1. grammar (of a verb, esp in Latin) having the inflectional endings of a passive verb but the meaning of an active verb
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. grammar a deponent verb
  2. law
    1. a person who makes an affidavit
    2. a person, esp a witness, who makes a deposition
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deponent1

1520–30; < Latin dēpōnent- (stem of dēpōnēns ) putting away ( Medieval Latin: testifying), present participle of dēpōnere. See depone, -ent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deponent1

C16: from Latin dēpōnēns putting aside, putting down, from dēpōnere to put down, depone
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Example Sentences

Gubbins: I don’t know if that’s a real thing, but I do know that it is a common deponent practice to have to identify oneself in evidence they would be presented with.

The papers state: "The deponent did enquire whether it was possible to meet personally with the defendant, but the deponent was told that this was not possible."

From BBC

It is not unheard of for a judge, in a case with a reluctant deponent, to require that a deposition be taken in the courthouse so responses can be compelled if necessary.

One of the most breathtaking things about #MeToo — just behind the iron-jawed fury of its deponents — is how swiftly and decisively it pulled conversations about sexual predation from the conceptual to the concrete.

I say, sit down! or I must give you in custody to one of the officers, I will show you, gentlemen, in what state of mind was the deponent when he made this declaration.

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deponeDepo-Provera