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deposed
[ dih-pohzd ]
adjective
- removed from high office or position:
The musical was a political satire about a deposed king and queen forced to go incognito in their own country.
- Law. examined under oath, sometimes with the resulting statement taken down in writing and used in court in place of spoken testimony:
Only two of the deposed witnesses directly indicated personal knowledge of the alleged trip.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of depose ( def ).
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Other Words From
- un·de·posed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deposed1
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Example Sentences
Sullivan demanded answers and said DeJoy would need to be either deposed or made to testify under oath in front of Sullivan.
Schottel has also deposed the new chief, Thomas Jackson, who took over in 2010.
Yet Avakov does not appear worried about lingering support for the deposed leader.
Or because he supported the deposed King Richard II rather than the usurper Henry Bolingbroke?
He complained that he had been deposed by a “coup” in an apparent bid for intervention by Russia.
Deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi was sequestered in highly unusual fashion during his trials this weekend.
The deposed ruler plotted and planned all kinds of schemes whereby he might be restored to his old position of authority.
He laid claim to some of the territories of the pope, by whom he was excommunicated and deposed.
The officers had either fled or been deposed by their men, and such few as remained were held "suspect."
Since the English deposed the native sovereign, the palace has been inhabited by the English resident, or governor.
Myles deposed, in 1592, that henceforth Burbage "would not suffer her to meddle in the premises, but thrust her out of all."
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