#警院小课堂##英语四六级词汇打卡#
【deposition】
释义：
n. 证词，宣誓作证（尤指庭外取证）；沉积物，沉淀物；罢免，废黜
例句：
1. The witness gave a sworn deposition at the prosecutor's office two weeks before the trial began.
庭审开始前两周，该证人在检察官办公室进行了宣誓证词采集。
2. The defense attorney used the inconsistencies between the witness's trial testimony and her earlier deposition to challenge her credibility.
辩护律师利用该证人庭审证词与其此前书面证词之间的矛盾之处，质疑其可信度。
3. A deposition taken under oath carries the same legal weight as testimony given in open court.
经宣誓后取得的证词，与在公开法庭上所作的证言具有同等的法律效力。