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Definition of Depone
1. Verb. Make a deposition; declare under oath.
Generic synonyms: Declare
Derivative terms: Deponent, Deposer, Deposition, Swearing
Definition of Depone
1. v. t. To lay, as a stake; to wager.
2. v. i. To testify under oath; to depose; to bear witness.
Definition of Depone
1. Verb. (intransitive legal) To testify, especially in the form of a deposition. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive legal) To take the deposition of; to depose. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Depone
1. to testify under oath [v -PONED, -PONING, -PONES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Depone
Literary usage of Depone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: To which is by John Jamieson (1880)
"To depone, ». a. To deposit, Lat. "The Lords,—in respect of a reason dipping upon
David ... To depone, vn To testify on oath, in a court whether civil or ..."
2. Historical Notices of Scotish Affairs: Selected from the Manuscripts of Sir by David Laing (1848)
"On all which points he was urged to depone, both from the 2d Aft of Parl. in 1670,
and from the King's Letter in 1674, ..."