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deposition
Found in thesaurus: accretion, accumulation, interrogatory, interrogation, examination, buildup, ouster, ousting
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deposition
n.
sworn testimony, testimony given under oath; dismissal, removal (from an office or position)
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Deposition
Deposition may refer to:
- Deposition (law), taking testimony outside of court
- Deposition (politics), the removal of a person of authority from political power
- Deposition (university), a widespread initiation ritual for new students practiced from the Middle Ages until the 18th century
- Papal deposing power, the purported power of a pope to remove a monarch from office
- Defrocking, also "deposition", the opposite of ordination in many Christian churches
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deposition
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
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déposition
nf.
statement, deposition; testimony, bailment, testification, dethronement; evidence
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deposition
n.
usazování; nános; sesazení; svědecká výpověď
