déposition

Definitions of déposition
  1. noun
    a solemn statement made under oath
    synonyms: témoignage
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    types:
    témoignage
    written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
    type of:
    preuve, témoignage
    (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
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