Definition of Deponents. Meaning of Deponents. Synonyms of Deponents

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Definition of Deponents

Deponent
Deponent De*po"nent, n. [L. deponenes, -entis, laying down. See Depone, v. t.] 1. (Law) One who deposes or testifies under oath; one who gives evidence; usually, one who testifies in writing. 2. (Gr. & Lat. Gram.) A deponent verb. Syn: Deponent, Affiant. Usage: These are legal terms describing a person who makes a written declaration under oath, with a view to establish certain facts. An affiant is one who makes an affidavit, or declaration under oath, in order to establish the truth of what he says. A deponenet is one who makes a deposition, or gives written testimony under oath, to be used in the trial of some case before a court of justice. See under Deposition.

Meaning of Deponents from wikipedia

- Look up deponent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Deponent may refer to: A person who makes a deposition Deponent verb, a verb active in meaning, but...
- exhaustive. Ancient Gr**** has middle-voice deponents (some of which are very common) and some p****ive-voice deponents. An example in classical Gr**** is ἔρχομαι...
- their perfect tenses are built periphrastically like deponents and ordinary p****ives; thus, semi-deponent verbs have a perfect active participle instead of...
- under oath") is a written statement voluntarily made by an affiant or deponent under an oath or affirmation which is administered by a person who is authorized...
- they have an aorist in the middle voice, are known as middle deponents. There are also deponent p****ive verbs with aorists in -θη- (-thē-), such as the following:...
- deponent, is usually notified to appear at the appropriate time and place by means of a subpoena. Frequently, the most desired witness (the deponent)...
- present stem. The present stem can be found by omitting the -re (-rī in deponent verbs) ending from the present infinitive form. The infinitive of the first...
- "in" becomes "incipio". contracted from duo and habitō suppletive deponent deponent Contracted from gnārus and agō Contracted from port- and sinō Contracted...
- Reconciliation Commission found in 1998 that "the evidence of Commission deponents reveals a degree of deliberation in the decision to open fire at Sharpeville...
- periphrastic forms, for use in perfects and in simple tenses in which they are deponent. Within a verb phrase, the periphrastic verb comes first, followed by the...