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   deposition

   /ˌdɛpəˈzɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch: "Edward V's deposition" Similar overthrowoverturningtopplingdownfallremoval from officeremovalunseatingdethronementsupplantingdisplacementdismissaldischargeoustingdrumming outthrowing outforcing outdriving outexpulsionexpellingejectionejectingdemotionousterinformal:sackingfiringdefenestrationturfing outrare:deposal
   • 2. the giving of sworn evidence: "the deposition of four expert witnesses"
   • ▪ a formal, usually written, statement to be used as evidence: "a commissioner to take depositions from witnesses" Similar statementsworn statementaffidavitattestationaffirmationassertionallegationsubmissiondeclarationpronouncementprofessiontestimonyevidencerare:asseverationavermentrepresentation
   • 3. the action of depositing something: "pebbles formed by the deposition of calcium in solution" Similar depositingsettlingaccumulationbuild-upinformal:dumpingtechnical:precipitation
   • 4. the removal of the body of Christ from the Cross.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin depositio(n-), from the verb deponere (see deposit).

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