Deponent

[di'pәunәnt]

Definition

(v. t.) One who deposes or testifies under oath; one who gives evidence; usually, one who testifies in writing.

(v. t.) A deponent verb.

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

Typist: Preston

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Witness (who makes oath to a written statement).

Typed by Allan

Definition

adj. (gram.) applied to verbs with a passive form but an active signification.—n. one who makes a deposition esp. under oath or whose written testimony is used as evidence in a court of justice.

Checker: Norris