Depone (Verb)
Meaning
Make a deposition; declare under oath.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The witness deponed during the trial that the defendant was present at the scene of the crime.
- She was required to depone under oath about the events of the accident.
- He deponed that the fire started when a spark ignited a nearby flammable liquid.
- The police officer deponed that the suspect resisted arrest and was subsequently subdued.
- She deponed that the will was properly executed according to the wishes of the deceased.