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deposition

Latin de-ponere, to put, place; to lay down or aside. Sometimes is synonymous with "affadavit" or "oath;" but, in its more technical and appropriate sense, is limited to the written testimony of a witness given in the course of a judicial proceeding, at law or in equity. State v. Dayton,

Source : William C. Anderson, A Dictionary of Law (1893)

Language : English

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