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deposition ['depə'zɪʃ(ə)n] abbr.
abbr., law	dep (colloquial abbr. - the process of giving sworn evidence Val_Ships)
law	testimony or statement given under oath; Written or oral testimony given under oath in front of an authorized third person like a court reporter. Depositions take place outside of the court. They allow the parties to get a record of a person's testimony, or to get testimony from a witness that lives far away. They can help the lawyers prepare their court papers called "pleadings."