Depone — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make a deposition; declare under oath

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɔːɹəstˈɜːnəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪpˈəʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪpˈəʊn/

2 syllables Say it as /dˌɔːɹəstˈɜːnəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swear depose

Word Forms

swearing	noun	a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
deposer	noun	a person who testifies or gives a deposition
deposition	noun	(law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office
deponent	noun	a person who testifies or gives a deposition

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

déponé

faire une déposition; déclarer sous serment

🇪🇸Spanish

deponer

hacer una declaración; declarar bajo juramento

🇮🇹Italian

deporre

fare una deposizione; dichiarare sotto giuramento

🇳🇱Dutch

afwijzen

een verklaring afleggen; onder ede verklaren

🇵🇹Portuguese

depor

faça um depoimento; declarar sob juramento

🇷🇺Russian

давать показания под присягой

внести показания; объявить под присягой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गवाही देना

एक बयान देना; शपथ के तहत घोषित करें

🇧🇩Bengali

ডিপোন

একটি জবানবন্দি করা; শপথের অধীনে ঘোষণা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மறுத்துரை

ஒரு படிவு செய்யுங்கள்; பிரமாணத்தின் கீழ் அறிவிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిలదీయండి

నిక్షేపణ చేయండి; ప్రమాణం ప్రకారం ప్రకటించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पदच्युत करणे

एक बयान करणे; शपथेखाली घोषित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિપોન

જુબાની કરવી; શપથ હેઠળ જાહેર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ಣಯಿಸಿ

ಠೇವಣಿ ಮಾಡಿ; ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ವಚನದ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಘೋಷಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിധിക്കുക

ഒരു നിക്ഷേപം നടത്തുക; സത്യപ്രതിജ്ഞ ചെയ്ത് പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਿਪੋਨ

ਇੱਕ ਬਿਆਨ ਬਣਾਉਣ; ਸਹੁੰ ਦੇ ਤਹਿਤ ਘੋਸ਼ਣਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

معزول

ایک بیان کرنا؛ حلف کے تحت اعلان کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

德波内

作出证词；宣誓声明

🇯🇵Japanese

解除する

証言録取を行う。宣誓して宣言する

🇰🇷Korean

폐위

증언을 하십시오; 선서하고 선언하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tước bỏ

thực hiện việc lắng đọng; tuyên bố tuyên thệ

🇹🇭Thai

ทิ้ง

ทำการทับถม; ประกาศภายใต้คำสาบาน

🇲🇾Malay

depon

membuat pemendapan; isytihar di bawah sumpah

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

عقب انداختن

رسوب گذاری با سوگند اعلام کند

🇹🇷Turkish

dindirmek

ifade vermek; yeminli olarak beyan etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לדחות

לבצע תצהיר; להכריז בשבועה

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