Deponent - Definition and Overview

Deponent has significance in two different reference frames:

In law the deponent is the person making a Deposition (law)
In grammar a deponent verb is a verb which is active in meaning while being passive or middle in its morphology (for example Latin 'sequor' = 'I follow')

Example Usage of Deponent
	jaytv: Oftentimes, the Deponent has no appetite, yet breaking for lunch can be at their discretion. Talk to the reporter. Try to get 30 minutes.
	CSRnation: What to do with an EUO when an investigator begins to question the Deponent???: Throughout this EUO the inves.. http://tinyurl.com/yzc2rj5
	infinitestrings: RT @chattykathleen "Think of Deponent verbs like an angry drag queen - they will not sit back and be passive, they will actively punch you."

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Example Usage of Deponent