What a Deposition Is, Importance A deposition is ... A pretrial discovery device by which one party (through his or her attorney) asks oral questions of the other party or of a witness for the other party. The person who is deposed is called the deponent. The deposition is conducted under oath outside of the courtroom, usually in one of the lawyer's offices. A transcript - word for word account - is made of the deposition...
(From Black's Law Dictionary, Electronic Edition, Copyright 1995, West's Desktop Practice Systems {R}, West Publishing Company)
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