depone
[ dih-pohn ]
verb (used with or without object),de·poned, de·pon·ing.
to testify under oath; depose.
Origin of depone
11525–35; <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 GregorAnd 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 FordOne poor hogshead of wine (a trifle to Logan) had been sent in that summer; so Matthew Logan deponed.
James VI and the Gowrie Mystery | Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for depone
depone
/ (dɪˈpəʊn) /
verb
law, mainly Scots law to declare (something) under oath; testify; depose
Origin of depone
1C16: from Latin dēpōnere to put down, from de- + pōnere to put, place
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