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de·pose /di-'pōz/ vb de·posed, de·pos·ingvt1: to testify to under oath or by sworn affidavit2: to take testimony from esp. by depositionplaintiffs...were entitled to depose experts retained by the defendants — National Law Journal compare examinethe plaintiff deposed in person to many specific facts — Mintz v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co., 72 S.E.2d 38 (1952)
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(remove) verb
cast away, cast out, demote, deprive of rank, dethrone, discard, discharge, discharge from office, disemploy, disentitle, disestablish, dislodge, dismiss, displace, dispossess, divest, drive out, drop, eject, evict, exile, expel, fire, impeach, loco movere, oust, oust from office, put out, put out of possession, recall, reduce, turn away, turn out, unseat, usurp
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(testify) verb
adduce, affirm, affirm under oath, asseverate, attest, aver, avouch, avow, bear witness to, certify, declare under oath, depone, give a solemn declaration, give an account of, give evidence, give proof, give proof by a witness, give sworn testimony, make an affidavit, make deposition, plead, profess, promise, relate, say under oath, swear, swear under oath, testari, testificari, verify, vouch, vouch for, witness
associated concepts: depose a witness
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acknowledge (declare), affirm (declare solemnly), assert, attest, avouch (avow), avow, bear (adduce), certify (attest), demote, discharge (dismiss), dislodge, dismiss (discharge), dispossess, divest, oust, remove (dismiss from office), supplant, testify, vouch
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.(1) To question a witness at a deposition.(2) To testify under oath.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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To question a witness or a party to a lawsuit at a deposition (testimony under oath taken outside of the courtroom before trial).Category: Small Claims Court & LawsuitsCategory: Working With a Lawyer
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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v. To take a person's deposition; to make a written, sworn statement, such as an affidavit.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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To make a deposition; to give evidence in the shape of a deposition; to make statements that are written down and sworn to; to give testimony that is reduced to writing by a duly qualified officer and sworn to by the deponent.To deprive an individual of a public employment or office against his or her will. The term is usually applied to the deprivation of all authority of a sovereign.In ancient usage, to testify as a witness; to give evidence under oath.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To make a deposition; to give evidence in the shape of a deposition; to make statements that are written down and sworn to; to give testimony that is reduced to writing by a duly qualified officer and sworn to by the deponent.To deprive an individual of a public employment or office against his or her will. The term is usually applied to the deprivation of all authority of a sovereign.In ancient usage, to testify as a witness; to give evidence under oath.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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v.1) to ask questions of a witness or a party to a lawsuit at a deposition (testimony outside of the courtroom before trial).2) to testify at a deposition.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.