PERPETUATING TESTIMONY
\pəpˈɛt͡ʃuːˌe͡ɪtɪŋ tˈɛstɪmənɪ], \pəpˈɛtʃuːˌeɪtɪŋ tˈɛstɪmənɪ], \p_ə_p_ˈɛ_tʃ_uː_ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_ŋ t_ˈɛ_s_t_ɪ_m_ə_n_ɪ]\
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A proceeding for taking and preserving the testimony of witnesses, which otherwise might be lost before the trial in which it is intended to be used. It is usually allowed where the witnesses are aged and infirm or are about to remove from the state. 3 Bl. Comm. 450.
By Henry Campbell Black
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