Deposition (law)

Okay kiddo, here's what deposition means in law.

Imagine you're playing a game and you want to know all the rules so you can win. In a court case, a deposition is like a game where people ask each other questions under oath to find out what happened. One person who knows something about the case sits down with their lawyer and the other side's lawyer asks them lots of questions.

Just like in a game, the goal of a deposition is to find out as much information as possible about what happened. The person being questioned has to answer honestly and can't lie, just like in the game, where you have to follow the rules.

The answers that the person being questioned gives during a deposition get written down by a special person called a court reporter. That way, everyone can see exactly what was asked and what the answers were.

Depositions are important because they help each side of a court case figure out what happened and what they might want to do next. It's like when you play a game and you learn some new rules, it helps you play the game better.

So that's what deposition means in law, kiddo. It's like a game where everyone asks questions under oath to find out what happened.