deponent

de·po·nent

 (dĭ-pō′nənt)

adj. Grammar

Being a verb of active meaning but passive or middle form, as certain Latin and Greek verbs.

n.

1. Grammar A deponent verb.

2. Law One who gives testimony by affidavit or deposition.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin (verbum) dēpōnēns, (verbum) dēpōnent-, deponent (verb), present participle of Latin dēpōnere, to put down; see depone.]

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deponent

(dɪˈpəʊnənt)

adj

(Grammar) grammar (of a verb, esp in Latin) having the inflectional endings of a passive verb but the meaning of an active verb

n

1. (Grammar) grammar a deponent verb

2. (Law) law

a. a person who makes an affidavit

b. a person, esp a witness, who makes a deposition

[C16: from Latin dēpōnēns putting aside, putting down, from dēpōnere to put down, depone]

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de•po•nent

(dɪˈpoʊ nənt)

adj.

1. (of a verb in Latin or Greek) appearing only in the passive or Greek middle-voice forms, but with active meaning.

n.

2. a person who gives evidence.

3. a deponent verb.

[1520–30; < Latin dēpōnent-, s. of dēpōnēns, present participle of dēpōnere. See depone, -ent]

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affidavit, deponent - An affidavit (literally, "he has stated on oath") is taken by a judge, while the deponent swears, makes, or takes an affidavit.

See also related terms for judge.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

deponent - a person who testifies or gives a deposition deposer, testifier witness, witnesser, informant - someone who sees an event and reports what happened

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deponent

noun

Law. One who testifies, especially in court:

attestant, attester, testifier, witness.

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Translations

deponent

n (Ling) → Deponens nt; (Jur) → vereidigter Zeuge

adj deponent verb → Deponens nt

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