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a pretrial questioning of a witness or the resulting transcript- The purpose of a deposition is to discover facts and obtain evidence.
deposition = pretrial questioning of a witness
- She lied during her deposition.
- Andrew Judson sat at the large oak desk in his study reading depositions for an upcoming trial.Alexs Pate -- Amistad
- Even Nathaniel Blackwood quit stopping by except when hearings and depositions required his presence.Ben Mikaeslen -- Touching Spirit Bear
- GILES, pointing at his deposition: The proof is there! I have it from an honest man who heard Putnam say it!Arthur Miller -- The Crucible
- Mary Warren, how came you to this turnabout? Has Mr. Proctor threatened you for this deposition?Arthur Miller -- The Crucible
- "Her deposition, Mr. Proctor."
Proctor hands it to him.Arthur Miller -- The Crucible - Proctor starts to hand Danforth the deposition, and Hale comes up to Danforth in a trembling state.Arthur Miller -- The Crucible
- This is Mary Warren's deposition.Arthur Miller -- The Crucible
- This is Mr. Corey's deposition.Arthur Miller -- The Crucible
- Hathorne takes the deposition, and walks to the window with it.Arthur Miller -- The Crucible
- GILES: John, my deposition, give him mine.Arthur Miller -- The Crucible
- Now, what deposition do you have for us, Mr. Proctor?Arthur Miller -- The Crucible
- DANFORTH, instantly: No, no, I accept no depositions.Arthur Miller -- The Crucible
- PROCTOR, reaching into his jacket: She has signed a deposition, sir—Arthur Miller -- The Crucible
- Your friend, Mary Warren, has given us a deposition. In which she swears that she never saw familiar spirits, apparitions, nor any manifest of the Devil.Arthur Miller -- The Crucible
- It does not escape me that this deposition may be devised to blind us; it may well be that Mary Warren has been conquered by Satan, who sends her here to distract our sacred purpose.Arthur Miller -- The Crucible
- Faure took down the daroga's depositions and proceeded to treat him as a madman.Leroux, Gaston -- The Phantom of the Opera
- I make a deposition and you take it.Dostoyevsky, Fyodor -- Crime And Punishment
- I wish I could doubt the evidence of my senses, but their depositions are unimpeachable.Dickens, Charles -- The Old Curiosity Shop
deposition = formal questioning of a witness before a trial
depositions = transcripts of pretrial questioning of witnesses
depositions = pretrial questioning of witnesses
deposition = transcript (written copy) of answers to questions asked in preparation for a trial
deposition = testimony answering questions in preparation for a trial
deposition = transcript (written copy) of answers to questions asked in preparation for a trial
deposition = transcript (written copy) of answers to questions asked in preparation for a trial
deposition = transcript (written copy) of answers to questions asked in preparation for a trial
deposition = transcript (written copy) of answers to questions asked in preparation for a trial
deposition = transcript (written copy) of answers to questions asked in preparation for a trial
deposition = transcript (written copy) of answers to questions asked in preparation for a trial
deposition = transcript (written copy) of answers to questions asked in preparation for a trial
depositions = transcripts (written copies) of answers to questions asked in preparation for a trial
deposition = transcript (written copy) of answers to questions asked in preparation for a trial
deposition = interview answering questions in preparation for a trial
deposition = testimony consisting of answers to questions asked in preparation for a trial