depone
[ dih-pohn ]
/ dɪˈpoʊn /
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verb (used with or without object), de·poned, de·pon·ing.
to testify under oath; depose.
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Origin of depone
1525–35; <Latin dēpōnere to put away, down, aside (Medieval Latin: to testify), equivalent to dē-de- + pōnere to put
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depone
/ (dɪˈpəʊn) /
verb
law, mainly Scots law to declare (something) under oath; testify; depose
Word Origin for depone
C16: from Latin dēpōnere to put down, from de- + pōnere to put, place
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