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depose
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depose
v.
unseat, displace, dismiss, remove (from a position of power); testify under oath
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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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depose
Verb
1. force to leave (an office)
(synonym) force out
(hypernym) oust, throw out, drum out, boot out, kick out, expel
(hyponym) overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring down
(derivation) deposition, dethronement
2. make a deposition; declare under oath
(synonym) swear, depone
(hypernym) declare
(derivation) deposition
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déposer
v.
lay down, put down, dump, set down, depose, present, leave, drop off, lodge, file, introduce, throw, deposit, cast down, tip, prefer
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deporre
v.
give evidence, testify; lay, deposit; remove, get rid of; unseat, dismiss; give up
