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Deponent

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

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

n. Grammar A deponent verb.

n. Law One who testifies under oath, especially in writing.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Having passive form (that is, conjugating like the passive voice), but an active meaning. (Such verbs, originally reflexive, are considered to have laid aside their passive meanings.) Examples include sequor and loquor (confer the category of Latin deponent verbs)

n. A witness; especially one who gives information under oath, in a deposition concerning facts known to him or her.

n. A deponent verb.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One who deposes or testifies under oath; one who gives evidence; usually, one who testifies in writing.

n. A deponent verb.

adj. Having a passive form with an active meaning, as certain latin and Greek verbs.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Laying down.

n. In Latin grammar, a deponent verb.

n. One who deposes or makes a deposition, especially under oath; one who makes an affidavit; one who gives written testimony to be used as evidence in a court of justice, or for any other purpose. Abbreviated dpt.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a person who testifies or gives a deposition

Word Usage

"The deponent was the policeman, and the sum of United States currency was one dollar."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

witnesser witness informant

Cross Reference

deponent verb affiant de bene esse

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

affiant

Same Context

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