Question

To prepare for a trial between SmartPhones, Inc., and TechApps Company, TechApps' attorney places SmartPhones' chief executive officer (CEO) under oath. A court official makes a record of the attorney's questions and the CEO's answers. This is______.

Answer 1

Answer:

A deposition

Explanation:

Deposition is the term under the law of the US (United States), which is defined as it involve the taking of sworn, oral testimony in the out of court, to witness that it might reduce to a transcript which is written for the later use in the court or for the motive or the purpose of the discovery.

Therefore, a deposition is required to prepare for the trial among the companies so that the court official make a record of the questions of the attorney and the answers of the CEO.