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Deponens — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deponent noun A person who gives sworn evidence in writing, especially in an affidavit or a deposition used in court proceedings.

Senses

Deponens is used for these senses in English:

deponent — full definition

  1. noun A person who gives sworn evidence in writing, especially in an affidavit or a deposition used in court proceedings.
  2. adjective In Latin and Greek grammar, describing a verb that is passive in form but active in meaning.