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Deponent

One who deposes or testifies under oath; one who gives evidence; usually, one who testifies in writing.

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Informant 76% connected

One who, or that which, informs, animates, or vivifies.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Witness 76% connected

Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Witnesser 76% connected

One who witness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Depose 74% connected

To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Depose 74% connected

To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 2

Deposer 92% connected

One who deposes or degrades from office.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Testifier 92% connected

One who testifies; one who gives testimony, or bears witness to prove anything; a witness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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