At a(n) ________,attorneys examine a witness under oath with a court reporter present.

A) deposition
B) interrogatory
C) inquiry
D) pre-trial conference
E) pre-trial mediation

The parties to a lawsuit may obtain testimony from a witness before trial through a deposition.At a deposition,attorneys examine a witness under oath.A court reporter (stenographer)records every word the witness and attorneys speak,and both parties receive a copy of the testimony in document form.