Definitions for deponents

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deponents de·po·nent

Spelling: [dih-poh-nuh nt]

IPA: /dɪˈpoʊ nənt/

Deponents is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 341 anagrams from letters in deponents (deennopst).

Definitions for deponents

noun

1. Law. a person who testifies under oath, especially in writing.
2. Classical Greek and Latin Grammar. a deponent verb, as Latin loquor.
3. Law. a person who testifies under oath, especially in writing.
4. Classical Greek and Latin Grammar. a deponent verb, as Latin loquor.

adjective

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

Origin of deponents

1520-30; Latin dēpōnent- (stem of dēpōnēns) putting away (Medieval Latin: testifying), present participle of dēpōnere. See depone, Examples for deponents

Farther than that, this deponent saith not, and will not say.

Accordingly he did so, which writing is in possession of the deponent.

That he this deponent was sole Owner of said Schooner at that time.

Where they belong in the absence of these, deponent sayeth not.

That deponent is informed, and believes that the said clerk's name is John Hallet.

The deponent was there and was wounded, as were both the women.

Does not the law require that every accuser or deponent should have been a witness of the crime?

To the Seventh Interrogatory this deponent saith559 that he knows that Capn.

Haddon was sailed from thence before this deponent arrived there.

Many other Pranks of this Bishop's this deponent was ready to testify.

Farther than that, this deponent saith not, and will not say.

The deponent was there and was wounded, as were both the women.

To the Seventh Interrogatory this deponent saith559 that he knows that Capn.

Where they belong in the absence of these, deponent sayeth not.

Accordingly he did so, which writing is in possession of the deponent.

Many other Pranks of this Bishop's this deponent was ready to testify.

That he this deponent was sole Owner of said Schooner at that time.

Haddon was sailed from thence before this deponent arrived there.

Does not the law require that every accuser or deponent should have been a witness of the crime?

That deponent is informed, and believes that the said clerk's name is John Hallet.