deponent
/dɪˈpoʊnənt/
noun
- A person who gives written or spoken testimony, especially under oath in a legal setting.
- In court, the deponent answered questions about what she saw that night.
- The deponent signed the affidavit in front of a notary.
- The lawyer reviewed the deponent's statement before the trial.
- In grammar, a verb that is passive in form but active in meaning, especially in Latin and other ancient languages.
- The student struggled to memorize the deponent verbs for the exam.
- Deponent verbs can be tricky because they look passive but are translated actively.
- In Latin class, we learned that 'loquor' is a deponent verb meaning 'I speak'.