testimony taken by deposition

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• deposition — de·po·si·tion /ˌde pə zi shən/ n [Late Latin depositio testimony, from Latin, act of depositing, from deponere to put down, deposit] 1 a: a statement that is made under oath by a party or witness (as an expert) in response to oral examination or… …   Law dictionary

• Deposition (law) — Civil procedure in the United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Doctrines of civil procedure Jurisdiction Subject matter jurisdiction Diversity jurisdiction Personal jurisdiction Removal jurisdiction Venue Change of venue …   Wikipedia

• deposition — noun Date: 14th century 1. an act of removing from a position of authority 2. a. a testifying especially before a court b. declaration; specifically testimony taken down in writing under oath c. out of court testimony made under oath and reco …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Deposition — Dep o*si tion, n. [L. depositio, fr. deponere: cf. F. d[ e]position. See {Deposit}.] 1. The act of depositing or deposing; the act of laying down or thrown down; precipitation. [1913 Webster] The deposition of rough sand and rolled pebbles. H.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• deposition — The testimony of a witness taken upon oral question or written interrogatories, not in open court, but in pursuance of a commission to take testimony issued by a court, or under a general law or court rule on the subject, and reduced to writing… …   Black's law dictionary

• deposition — The testimony of a witness taken upon oral question or written interrogatories, not in open court, but in pursuance of a commission to take testimony issued by a court, or under a general law or court rule on the subject, and reduced to writing… …   Black's law dictionary

• deposition — depositional, adj. /dep euh zish euhn, dee peuh /, n. 1. removal from an office or position. 2. the act or process of depositing: deposition of the documents with the Library of Congress. 3. the state of being deposited or precipitated:… …   Universalium

• deposition — /dɛpəˈzɪʃən / (say depuh zishuhn), /dipə / (say deepuh ) noun 1. removal from an office or position. 2. the act of depositing. 3. that which is deposited. 4. a landform resulting from weathered and eroded material coming to rest or being… …  

• ex parte deposition — A deposition taken without notice in cases of necessity and in cases where all that is sought in the way of testimony is mere formal proof or proof of an isolated fact. Walsh v Rogers (US) 13 How 283, 14 L Ed 147 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• commission to take testimony — The authority under which a deposition is taken. 23 Am J2d Dep § 22 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium