Deposition

n. sworn testimony, testimony given under oath; dismissal, removal (from an office or position)

Deposition or Depose may refer to:Deposition (law), taking testimony outside of courtDeposition (chemistry), molecules settling out of a solutionDeposition (sediment), material (like sediment) being added to a landformDeposition (physics), the process of gas transformation into solidDeposition (politics), the removal of a person of authority from political powerDeposition (Aerosol physics), a process where aerosol particles set down onto surfacesDeposition (university), a widespread initiation ritual for new students practiced from the Middle Ages until the 18th centuryDeposition from the Cross, in art, the depiction of the removal of Jesus from the cross
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Noun
1. the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
(synonym) deposit
(hypernym) accretion, accumulation
(hyponym) electrodeposition
2. (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually done in a lawyer's office
(hypernym) interrogation, examination, interrogatory
(derivation) swear, depose, depone
(classification) law, jurisprudence
3. the act of putting something somewhere
(synonym) deposit
(hypernym) buildup
(hyponym) repositing, reposition, storage, warehousing
(derivation) situate, fix, posit, deposit
4. the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
(synonym) dethronement
(hypernym) ouster, ousting
(derivation) depose, force out

n. statement, deposition; testimony, bailment, testification, dethronement; evidence

(n.)
The act of setting aside a sovereign or a public officer; deprivation of authority and dignity; displacement; removal.
  

(n.)
The act of laying down one's testimony in writing; also, testimony laid or taken down in writing, under oath or affirmation, before some competent officer, and in reply to interrogatories and cross-interrogatories.
  

(n.)
The act of depositing or deposing; the act of laying down or thrown down; precipitation.
  

(n.)
The act of bringing before the mind; presentation.
  

(n.)
That which is deposited; matter laid or thrown down; sediment; alluvial matter; as, banks are sometimes depositions of alluvial matter.
  

(n.)
An opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted; a declaration.