perpetuating testimony

perpetuating testimony
The procedure permitted by federal and state discovery rules for preserving the attestation of a witness that might otherwise be lost prior to the trial in which it is intended to be used.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


perpetuating testimony
The procedure permitted by federal and state discovery rules for preserving the attestation of a witness that might otherwise be lost prior to the trial in which it is intended to be used.

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