declarant
noun
de·clar·ant
di-ˈkler-ənt 
: a person who makes a statement or declaration especially in connection with a legal proceeding
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Yale University and Fairfield University were also included among more than 700 college declarants.
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Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024
Over objection of the United States, the Court granted in part Texas’s Motion, permitting Texas to conduct three-hour depositions of three declarants upon whom the United States relied in its Motion, and ordering these depositions to occur by or on August 7, 2023.
—Aarón Torres, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
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Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024
Over objection of the United States, the Court granted in part Texas’s Motion, permitting Texas to conduct three-hour depositions of three declarants upon whom the United States relied in its Motion, and ordering these depositions to occur by or on August 7, 2023.
—Aarón Torres, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
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“Declarant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declarant. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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declarant
noun
de·clar·ant
di-ˈklar-ənt
: a person who makes a statement or declaration
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