deponent

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.]

noun

One who testifies, especially in court: attestant, attester, testifier, witness. See law.

n

One who gives under oath testimony reduced to writing.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

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.

one who gives evidence

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - deponent, med passiv form men aktiv betydning
n. - deponent verbum, deponens, person der afgiver edssvoren erklæring

Nederlands (Dutch)
passief van vorm maar actief van betekenis (werkwoord), deponent (getuige)

Français (French)
adj. - (Ling) déponent
n. - (Ling) verbe déponent, (Jur) déposant

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ling.) Deponens, (jur.) Zeuge
adj. - mit passiver Form und aktiver Bedeutung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (νομ.) μάρτυς (καταθέτων ενόρκως)
adj. - (νομ.) καταθέτων (μάρτυρας)

Italiano (Italian)
teste, verbo deponente, deponente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - depoente (m)
adj. - depoente

Русский (Russian)
свидетель, дающий показания в суде, отложительный глагол (греч. и латын.)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - deponente
n. - declarante, deponente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gram. deponens, vittne
adj. - deponens

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
异态的, 证人, 提出口供者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 異態的
n. - 證人, 提出口供者

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 다른 형태의
n. - 다른 형태 동사, 선서 증인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 供述人, 異態動詞
adj. - 異態の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فعل مجهول الصيغه معلوم المعنى, الشاهد الذي يدلي بشهادته خطيا لتستخدم في المحكمه (صفه) مجهول الصيغه معلوم المعنى ( صفه لفعل)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮סביל בצורתו אך פעיל בתוכנו (פועל)‬
n. - ‮עד (הכותב תצהיר), עד המצהיר בשבועה‬

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