Deponent

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.

deponent

n. a person testifying (stating answers in response to questions) at a deposition. (See: depose, deposition)

deponent

a person who depones or gives evidence by deposition or by AFFIDAVIT.

Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006

DEPONENT, witness. One who gives information, on oath or affirmation, respecting some facts known to him, before a magistrate he who makes a deposition.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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(1) counsel for the deponent shall refrain from gratuitous comments and directing the deponent in regard to times, dates, documents, testimony and the like;

Federal bar lauds adoption of 'Kelvey' depo standards

(6) Deponents: klanese se emu bow.IND.IMPERF.ACT.3 REFL him.DAT.3RD.SG '[He] bowes to him.' pomoli se oticu 8 pray.IMP.PRES.

Old Church Slavonic as a language with the middle voice morphology

* "Objection, vague," or "objection, ambiguous"--Before most depositions, the questioning lawyer typically explains some basic ground rules to the deponent. One of those ground rules is almost always something to the effect of, "If you don't understand my questions, please tell me and I'll rephrase the question." Despite this instruction, it is common for the lawyer defending the deposition to object on the basis that the question is "vague."

Let's get objective about objectionable objections

While both parties may question the deponent on this field of expertise, the deponent is not authorized to provide expert testimony on other subjects.}

Requests for official information and government witnesses

If more than one witness is necessary to provide the foundation testimony, a 30(b)(6) deponent is entitled to provide more than one witness.

Proving the negative: on the admissibility of the lack of prior accidents in a products liability case

(38) Instead of applying the standard of Rule 26(c)(1), courts applying the apex doctrine require the party seeking the deposition to (1) show that the putative deponent possesses "unique or superior" and often "first hand" relevant knowledge and (2) demonstrate it has pursued all other "less burdensome" means of acquiring that knowledge (such as interrogatories and depositions of less prestigious witnesses).

The unwarranted weight of a "paper barrier": ([dagger]) a proposal to ax the apex doctrine

* [H.sub.0]: If [P.sub.i] < 1, than the "i" deponent need money, and he will withdraw all the money from the bank;

A concerning view in the liquidity crisis through the game theory

After the organization becomes aware of the deficiency, it has a duty to substitute another deponent who can speak to the subject.

Rule 30[b][6] deposition mystery revealed: what records professionals need to know: the legal department called. Your organization is being sued, and the other party wants to depose a records manager and that's you. Now what? Don't panic. Be prepared

Deponent Burnham mentions being at work on Hog Island.

"And the author of wickedness surely is most to be blamed": the Declaration of Debora Proctor

At a deposition there are usually two lawyers, the deponent and a legal transcriptionist; sometimes there is just a videographer; occasionally a transcriptionist and videographer.

Preparing to appear in court