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dep·o·si·tion
 deposition
- pronunciation:
- de
p
zI
shn
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a sworn statement, usu. in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law.
In her deposition, she contradicted an earlier statement she had made to the police.- synonyms:
- affidavit, testimony
- similar words:
- allegation, certification, declaration, statement
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| definition 2: |
the act of depositing something, or the thing deposited.
- synonyms:
- accumulation
- similar words:
- dumping, layer, mass, precipitate, sediment
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| definition 3: |
the taking away of a rank or office, esp. an important office.
- synonyms:
- dethronement, divestiture, ouster, unseating
- similar words:
- expulsion
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| related words: |
evidence, overthrow, witness |
| derivation: |
depositional (adj.) |
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