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Legal Terms - deposition
A declaration made under oath before a judge or a court examiner in civil proceedings pursuant to Part 34 of the *Civil Procedure Rules. Any witness who is (for example) ill or anticipated to be overseas during the hearing may be required by the court to provide a deposition through an examiner of the court. The witness is cross-examined and questioned throughout the deposition in the same manner as if he were testifying in court, and his whole testimony is recorded. A deposition could be admitted into evidence during a trial or hearing.
A declaration made under oath before a judge or a court examiner in civil proceedings pursuant to Part 34 of the *Civil Procedure Rules. Any witness who is (for example) ill or anticipated to be overseas during the hearing may be required by the court to provide a deposition through an examiner of the court. The witness is cross-examined and questioned throughout the deposition in the same manner as if he were testifying in court, and his whole testimony is recorded. A deposition could be admitted into evidence during a trial or hearing.
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