deponent

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I mean if it doesn't have ablatives and deponent verbs it's not a real language as far as I'm concerned.

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a person who testifies or gives a deposition

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noun

a person who testifies or gives a deposition

Definitions

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noun

a person who testifies or gives a deposition

Example sentences

I mean if it doesn't have ablatives and deponent verbs it's not a real language as far as I'm concerned.

First, as the deponent, your goal is twofold: to not fuck up your case by saying anything stupid and to run the clock.

Passion comes from the Latin deponent verb patior: to suffer, undergo, endure.

Nah, they weren't going for verisimilitude* and it's funnier imagining that the deposing lawyer, rather than trying to set up some later verbal trap, is just honestly bewildered by the ignorance of deponent.

I handled multi-million dollar mesothelioma cases and we had both audio recording and someone transcribing the testimony of deponents at every deposition.

For each case, the work flow was roughly this:-- write discovery requests-- review production, and check out data and documentation-- write supplementary discovery requests-- review production, and check out data and documentation[repeat as needed]-- analyze data, and write deposition questions-- help attorneys wring answers from deponents[repeat as needed]-- analyze data, and produce required output-- write parts of briefs and expert reportsI generally did that in consultation with testimonial experts and their data analysts.