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deposition
[ dep-uh-zish-uhn, dee-puh- ]
noun
- removal from an office or position.
- the act or process of depositing:
deposition of the documents with the Library of Congress.
- the state of being deposited or precipitated:
deposition of soil at the mouth of a river.
- something that is deposited.
- Law.
- the giving of testimony under oath.
- the testimony so given.
- a statement under oath, taken down in writing, to be used in court in place of the spoken testimony of the witness.
- Ecclesiastical.
- the interment of the body of a saint.
- the reinterment of the body or the relics of a saint.
- (initial capital letter) a work of art depicting Christ being lowered from the Cross.
deposition
1/ ˌdiːpə-; ˌdɛpəˈzɪʃən /
noun
- law
- the giving of testimony on oath
- the testimony so given
- the sworn statement of a witness used in court in his absence
- the act or instance of deposing
- the act or an instance of depositing
- something that is deposited; deposit
Deposition
2/ ˌdiːpə-; ˌdɛpəˈzɪʃən /
noun
- the taking down of Christ's body from the Cross or a representation of this
deposition
/ dĕp′ə-zĭsh′ən /
- The accumulation or laying down of matter by a natural process, as the laying down of sediments in a river or the accumulation of mineral deposits in a bodily organ.
- The process of changing from a gas to a solid without passing through an intermediate liquid phase. Carbon dioxide, at a pressure of one atmosphere, undergoes deposition at about −78 degrees Celsius.
- Compare sublimation
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- depo·sition·al adjective
- postdep·o·sition·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deposition1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deposition1
C14: from Late Latin dēpositiō a laying down, disposal, burying, testimony
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