All 13 Uses of
deposition
in
Amistad
- Legally, the case seemed fairly straightforward to Holabird: a formal hearing, depositions for the record, and then the ship and cargo would be turned over to the Spanish consul in Boston for safe passage back to Havana and eventual prosecution of the slaves under Spanish law.†
Chpt 2.7
- Your Honor, my clients have already made depositions under oath regarding all of their activities, which were well within Spanish law.†
Chpt 2.7
- Gedney had been through this several times already with depositions and interviews to the newspapers, but still he was on his guard.†
Chpt 2.7
- Judson decided to let Madden swear out a deposition in chambers, but only after Holabird paid him a visit.†
Chpt 2.9
- After the deposition, Madden asked if the court reporter could make a copy of the deposition so that it could be presented to Queen Victoria when Madden returned to London.†
Chpt 2.9
- After the deposition, Madden asked if the court reporter could make a copy of the deposition so that it could be presented to Queen Victoria when Madden returned to London.†
Chpt 2.9
- I will inform Mr. Baldwin of my decision to consider this deposition.†
Chpt 2.9
- Mr. Janes, I'd like you to hold off on Dr. Madden's request for a copy of his deposition until I have ruled whether his testimony is admissible in court.†
Chpt 2.9
- Leave the deposition here so that I may consider it.†
Chpt 2.9
- The headline read: "Exclusive-Dr. Madden's Deposition.†
Chpt 2.9
- So, grudgingly, the judge consented to allow Madden's deposition to be entered into the record.†
Chpt 2.9
- Andrew Judson sat at the large oak desk in his study reading depositions for an upcoming trial.
Chpt 2.9 *depositions = transcripts of pretrial questioning of witnesses
- Until now, Holabird had not minded Ruiz's and Montes's absence, preferring instead to work from the Spaniards' sworn deposition.†
Chpt 2.9
Definition:
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(deposition as in: gave her deposition) a pretrial questioning of a witness or the resulting transcript