dedimus potestatum
- An old legal method enabling a party to record a witness's testimony before trial if it might be unavailable during trial
- The lawyer had to use dedimus potestatum to capture the testimony of an ailing witness.
- As the witness was set to leave the country permanently, the court accepted the use of dedimus potestatum to preserve her testimony.
- The defense was forced into dedimus potestatum, as their main witness was of extreme age and frailty.
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