depone

[ dih-pohn ]
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verb (used with or without object),de·poned, de·pon·ing.
  1. to testify under oath; depose.

Origin of depone

1
1525–35; <Latin dēpōnere to put away, down, aside (Medieval Latin: to testify), equivalent to dē-de- + pōnere to put

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How to use depone in a sentence

  • That she was not put to death in the manner deponed to by Hare on the trial.

    The History of Burke and Hare | George Mac Gregor
  • And other her maids have deponed how the Queen hath sent them from her presence and relieved them of tasks——'

    The Fifth Queen Crowned | Ford Madox Ford
  • One poor hogshead of wine (a trifle to Logan) had been sent in that summer; so Matthew Logan deponed.

British Dictionary definitions for depone

depone

/ (dɪˈpəʊn) /


verb
  1. law, mainly Scots law to declare (something) under oath; testify; depose

Origin of depone

1
C16: from Latin dēpōnere to put down, from de- + pōnere to put, place

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