depone

Example Sentences

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It would have seemed utterly impossible, but "El Hombre propone y el Deos depone" as the Mexicans say.

From Ranching, Sport and Travel by Carson, Thomas

She did indeed depone to a line being left for me at her house, which said line miscarried.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 458 Volume 18, New Series, October 9, 1852 by Chambers, Robert

"In great force, you say, serjeant?" added Stubbs; "in overwhelming force—madness to attack them—you can depone on oath before a court-martial?"

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various

"But you depone that he charged you to tell only the truth?"

From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James

This Nichol Somerville, Mr. Mitchel's brother-in-law, offered, in court, to depone, That the arch-bishop promised to him to secure his life, if he would prevail with him to confess.

From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by Howie, John