DEPOSITORY

depository (di-poz-<<schwa>>-tor-ee), n. A place  where one leaves money  or valuables for safekeeping <the grade school’s depository for used books>. Cf. DEPOSITARY. [Blacks Law 8th]

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DEPOSIT OF TITLE DEEDS

deposit  of  title  deeds.A  pledge  of  real  property  as  security  for  a  loan,  by  placing  with  the lender, as pledgee, the title-deed to the land. [Blacks Law 8th]

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DEPOSITION

deposition  (dep-<<schwa>>-zish-<<schwa>>n).1.  A  witness’s  out-of-court  testimony  that  is reduced to writing (usu. by a court reporter) for later use in court or for discovery purposes. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 30; Fed. R. Crim. P. 15. — Also termed examination before trial. [Cases: Criminal Law    627.2; Federal Civil Procedure    1311–1456; Pretrial Procedure    91–206. C.J.S. Criminal…

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