deposition
deposition Lexical Profile
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• noun
The formal, sworn out-of-court testimony of a witness that is reduced to writing for later use in court or for discovery purposes.
"The defense attorney spent three hours questioning the key witness during the pretrial deposition."
The action of forcibly removing a monarch, dictator, or other high official from power or office.
"The sudden deposition of the king led to years of political instability across the realm."
The natural geological process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are laid down or added to a landform or landmass.
"Over thousands of years, the gradual deposition of river silt created a fertile delta."
The thermodynamic phase transition in which a gas transforms directly into a solid without passing through the liquid state.
"Frost forming on a cold windowpane is an everyday example of the deposition of water vapor."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French deposition, from Late Latin depositio ('a laying down, testimony'), derived from the verb deponere ('to lay down, set aside, or entrust').