deponent

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
deponent /dɪˈpəʊnənt/

▶adjective Grammar denoting verbs which are passive or middle in form but active in meaning. ▶noun Law a person who makes a deposition or affidavit under oath.

– origin ME: from L. deponent-, deponere ‘lay aside, put down’.

'deponent' also found in these Oxford entries:

depose - semi-deponent

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