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Deposition

Deposition Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Deposition?
[n] the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
[n] the act of putting something somewhere [n] (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually done in a lawyer's office [n] the natural process of laying down a deposit of something Synonyms | Synonyms for Deposition: deposit | deposit | dethronement Related Terms | Find terms related to Deposition: admission | affidavit | affirmation | allegation | allocation | alluvion | alluvium | ash | assertion | asseveration | assignment | attest | attestation | authority | authorization | averment | avouchment | avowal | bill | bill of complaint | bill of health | cashiering | certificate | certificate of proficiency | certification | cinder | claim | clinker | collocation | complaint | compurgation | credential | declaration | deconsecration | defrocking | deployment | deposal | deposit | deposits | deprivation | dethronement | diluvium | diploma | disbarment | disbarring | disclosure | discrownment | disenthronement | dismissal | displacement | disposition | draff | dregs | dross | ember | emplacement | excommunication | expulsion | feces | firing | forced resignation | froth | grounds | impeachment | instrument in proof | kicking upstairs | lading | lees | legal evidence | libel | liquidation | loading | localization | locating | location | loess | manifesto | moraine | narratio | navicert | nolle prosequi | nonsuit | notarized statement | note | offscum | ousting | overthrow | overthrowal | packing | pensioning off | pinpointing | placement | placing | position paper | positioning | posting | precipitate | precipitation | profession | purge | putting | removal | reposition | retirement | scoria | scum | sediment | settlings | sheepskin | silt | sinter | situation | slag | smut | solemn declaration | soot | spotting | statement | statement of belief | statement of facts | statement under oath | stationing | storage | stowage | sublimate | superannuation | suspension | swearing | sworn evidence | sworn statement | sworn testimony | testamur | testimonial | testimonium | testimony | ticket | unchurching | unfrocking | unseating | visa | vise | voucher | vouching | warrant | warranty | witness | word See Also | accretion | accumulation | buildup | electrodeposition | examination | interrogation | ouster | ousting | pigmentation | redeposition | repositing | reposition | storage | superposition | warehousing Deposition In Webster's Dictionary \Dep`o*si"tion\, n. [L. depositio, fr. deponere: cf.
F. d['e]position. See {Deposit}.]
1. The act of depositing or deposing; the act of laying down
or thrown down; precipitation.
The deposition of rough sand and rolled pebbles.
--H. Miller.
2. The act of bringing before the mind; presentation.
The influence of princes upon the dispositions of
their courts needs not the deposition of their
examples, since it hath the authority of a known
principle. --W. Montagu.
3. The act of setting aside a sovereign or a public officer;
deprivation of authority and dignity; displacement;
removal.
Note: A deposition differs from an abdication, an abdication
being voluntary, and a deposition compulsory.
4. That which is deposited; matter laid or thrown down;
sediment; alluvial matter; as, banks are sometimes
depositions of alluvial matter.
5. An opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted;
a declaration.
6. (Law) 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.
Syn: {Deposition}, {Affidavit}.
Usage: Affidavit is the wider term. It denotes any authorized
ex parte written statement of a person, sworn to or
affirmed before some competent magistrate. It is made
without cross-examination, and requires no notice to
an opposing party. It is generally signed by the party
making it, and may be drawn up by himself or any other
person. A deposition is the written testimony of a
witness, taken down in due form of law, and sworn to
or affirmed by the deponent. It must be taken before
some authorized magistrate, and upon a prescribed or
reasonable notice to the opposing party, that may
attend and cross-examine. It is generally written down
from the mouth of the witness by the magistrate, or
some person for him, and in his presence.
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