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dep⋅o⋅si⋅tion

  [dep-uh-zish-uhn, dee-puh-]
–noun
1. removal from an office or position.
2. the act or process of depositing: deposition of the documents with the Library of Congress.
3. the state of being deposited or precipitated: deposition of soil at the mouth of a river.
4. something that is deposited.
5. Law.
a. the giving of testimony under oath.
b. the testimony so given.
c. a statement under oath, taken down in writing, to be used in court in place of the spoken testimony of the witness.
6. Ecclesiastical.
a. the interment of the body of a saint.
b. the reinterment of the body or the relics of a saint.
7. (initial capital letter) a work of art depicting Christ being lowered from the Cross.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME (< AF) < LL dēpositiōn- (s. of dēpositiō) a putting aside, testimony, burial, equiv. to L dēposit(us) laid down (see deposit ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
dep⋅o⋅si⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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dep·o·si·tion   (děp'ə-zĭsh'ən)   
n.  

  1. The act of deposing, as from high office.

  2. The act of depositing, especially the laying down of matter by a natural process.

  3. Something deposited; a deposit.

  4. Law Sworn testimony recorded for use in court at a later date.

  5. Deposition The removal of Jesus from the cross.

dep'o·si'tion·al adj.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: de·po·si·tion
Pronunciation: "de-p&-'zi-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin depositio testimony, from Latin, act of depositing, from deponere to put down, deposit
1 a : a statement that is made under oath by a party or witness (as an expert) in response to oral examination or written questions and that is recorded by an authorized officer (as a court reporter); broadly : AFFIDAVIT b : the certified document recording such a statement —compare INTERROGATORY
2 : the hearing at which a deposition is made deposition be recorded by other than stenographic means —Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 38(b)>
NOTE: A deposition can be used as a method of discovery, to preserve the testimony of a witness who is likely to become unavailable for trial, or for impeachment of testimony at trial. Depositions are distinguished from affidavits by the requirement that notice and an opportunity to cross-examine the deponent must be given to the other party.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·po·si·tion
Pronunciation: "dep-&-'zi-sh&n, "dE-p&-
Function: noun
1 : a process of depositingsomething deposition and clearance of a metabolic product>
2 : something deposited : DEPOSIT depositions in Alzheimer's disease>
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Science Dictionary
deposition   (děp'ə-zĭsh'ən)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. 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.

  2. 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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