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Where the truth gets recorded under oath, long before any jury hears it.
means Sworn out-of-court testimony, transcribed by a court reporter, used to gather facts and pin witnesses down.
from From Latin deponere, to lay down or put aside — you literally lay your testimony on the record.
No judgeHeld in a conference room, not a courtroom
Locked inContradict it at trial and credibility collapses
Other meaningAlso overthrowing a monarch or settling sediment