Deponent (Noun)
Meaning
A person who testifies or gives a deposition.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The court reporter recorded the deponent's testimony in the deposition transcript.
- During the pre-trial phase, the plaintiff's attorney took the defendant's statement as a deponent.
- In order to authenticate the documents, the original author was required to appear as a deponent.
- After several attempts, the defense attorney was finally able to get the deponent to reveal crucial information.
- Before proceeding to trial, both parties were allowed to review the transcript of the deponent's testimony.