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DEPOSITION |
depositionA deposition is an out-of-court question-and-answer session under oath, conducted as part of the discovery process before the trial is scheduled to begin. |
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DEPONENT |
deponentAn individual who responds to questions during a deposition |
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TRADITIONAL & ORAL DEPOSITION |
traditional oral deposition A deposition that involves the actual presence of the deponent who responds aloud to the questions asked by an attorney. |
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E-DEPOSITION |
electronic deposition (e-deposition) A deposition that is recorded by the use of a laptop, a smartphone, a tablet, or some other electronic device, thus allowing the participants involved in the deposition to be located at separate sites, often hundreds or even thousandsof miles apart. |
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO TAKE ORAL DEPOSITION |
notice of intent to take oral deposition A notice spelling out the date, time, and place of a planned deposition. The notice will also indicate the name and address of the intended deponent as well as the identity of the attorney who will ask the questions during the deposition. |
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SUBPEONA DUCES TECUM |
subpoena duces tecum A written order issued by a courtor an administrative agency commanding the presence of a person in order for that person to give testimony and to surrender the evidence that is enumerated in the subpoena. Generally,such evidence takes the form of documents, records, letters, memos, and so o |
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OVERBROAD |
overbroadA request made during discovery that is so wide-ranging and inclusive that it asks for more evidence than could ever be useful to the other party in the lawsuit. |
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MOCK DEPOSITION |
A practice session that attempts to duplicate the question-and- answer period that will occur during a real deposition. The objective of a mock deposition is to help the party or witness rehearse for an upcoming deposition. |
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DEPOSITION SUMMARY |
deposition summaryA written abridgement of a deposition that condenses the question-and-answer period to a concisely written, understandable accou |
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PAGE-LINE DEPOSITION SUMMARY |
page-line deposition summary A written abridgement of a deposition that records the information produced by the deposition in the order in which it was actually presented during the deposition process. |
