take a deposition
take a deposition. To obtain the testimony of a witness by deposition. See DEPOSITION(1).
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commission to examine a witness
commission to examine a witness. A judicial commission directing that a witness beyond the court’s territorial jurisdiction be deposed. • The commission usu. identifies the person to be deposed, when and where the deposition will be taken, and any other information that will help the commissioner to perform. — Also termed commission to take a
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de bene esse
de bene esse (dee bee-nee es-ee also day ben-ay es-ay), adv. [Law Latin “of well-being”] As conditionally allowed for the present; in anticipation of a future need (Willis’s deposition was taken de bene esse). [Cases: Pretrial Procedure 63. C.J.S. Pretrial Procedure §§ 3–10, 18–20, 35–54.] — Abbr. d.b.e. — de bene esse, adj.
in perpetuam rei memoriam
in perpetuam rei memoriam (in p[schwa]r-pech-oo-[schwa]m [or p[schwa]r-pe-tyoo-[schwa]m] ree-I m[schwa]-mor-ee-[schwa]m), adv. [Latin] In perpetual memory of a matter. • This phrase refers to a deposition taken to preserve the deponent’s testimony. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1291; Pretrial Procedure 61. C.J.S. Pretrial Procedure§§ 1, 3–4, 9.]
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