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taking a deposition

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00Tompkins' lawyer, Paul Catsandonis, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that the dispute over the house had become "extremely, extremely contentious" in recent days. Although he declined to be specific, he said there was an "extremely dangerous incident" Monday in his Manhattan office while taking a deposition for the lawsuit.02p

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00What's the meaning of "taking a deposition"? Negotiating a settlement?02p

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00Thanks!02p

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00May I suggest you look up the meaning of the word "deposition"?0-
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0Actually I did. I found out the meaning of disposition is02br
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01b00. 02b00A final settlement02br
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00However, taking a disposition/final settlement doesn't fit the context. If there was a settlement that she was willing to accept, (meaning that I infer from taking (accepting) the settlement) she wouldn't have made a scene in the
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0 You have to read01b00 all02b00 the definitions here and make a 01b00better02b00 choice:02br
00<> 0500240hrefhttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deposition
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0My apologies. I looked up the wrong word "disposition" instead of "deposition"02br
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00Please ignore this thread.0-
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0So you're clear now?02br
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00(Reading depositions is a great way to realize just how little we obey the "rules" of grammar in actual speech.)0-
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0GG, Yes, I'm clear about the meaning of deposition used in this context.02br
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00In law, a 01b00deposition02b00 is witness testimony given under oath and recorded for use in court at a later date.02br
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00But not the meaning in your sentence 05002br
00101b00:02b00 an act of removing from a
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0Most depos are c: out of court testimony. Depositions are transcribed word-for-word. So when you read them, you see how people really speak - it's not careful writing, nor prepared remarks. 0-
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0Really? I have been listening to McGreevey divorce trial and didn't hear anything ungrammatical. 02br
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00I think I know what you mean. One may decide to drop the current thought and jump to another thought halfway.0-
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