22 CFR § 92.49 - “Deposition” defined.

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# 92.49 “Deposition” defined.

A deposition is the testimony of a witness taken in writing under oath or affirmation, before some designated or appointed person or officer, in answer to interrogatories, oral or written. (For the distinction between a deposition and an affidavit see § 92.22.)