DEPOSITION
\dˌɛpəsˈɪʃən], \dˌɛpəsˈɪʃən], \d_ˌɛ_p_ə_s_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of DEPOSITION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
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the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
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(law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually done in a lawyer's office
By Princeton University
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the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
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the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
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(law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually done in a lawyer's office
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of depositing or deposing; the act of laying down or thrown down; precipitation.
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The act of bringing before the mind; presentation.
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The act of setting aside a sovereign or a public officer; deprivation of authority and dignity; displacement; removal.
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That which is deposited; matter laid or thrown down; sediment; alluvial matter; as, banks are sometimes depositions of alluvial matter.
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An opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted; a declaration.
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The act of laying down one's testimony in writing; also, testimony laid or taken down in writing, under oath or affirmation, before some competent officer, and in reply to interrogatories and cross-interrogatories.
By Oddity Software
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The act of depositing or deposing; the act of laying down or thrown down; precipitation.
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The act of bringing before the mind; presentation.
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The act of setting aside a sovereign or a public officer; deprivation of authority and dignity; displacement; removal.
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That which is deposited; matter laid or thrown down; sediment; alluvial matter; as, banks are sometimes depositions of alluvial matter.
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An opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted; a declaration.
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The act of laying down one's testimony in writing; also, testimony laid or taken down in writing, under oath or affirmation, before some competent officer, and in reply to interrogatories and cross-interrogatories.
By Noah Webster.
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An important tool used in pretrial discovery where one party questions the other party or a witness in the case. Often conducted in an attorney's office, a deposition requires that all questions be answered under oath and be recorded by a court reporter, who creates a deposition transcript. Increasingly, depositions are being videotaped. Any deponent may be represented by an attorney. At trial, deposition testimony can be used to cast doubt on (impeach) a witness's contradictory testimony or to refresh the memory of a suddenly forgetful witness. If a deposed witness is unavailable when the trial takes place -- for example, if he or she has died -- the deposition may be read to the jury in place of live testimony.
By Oddity Software
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. At of deposing or depositing; precipitation;—act of dethroning a sovereign or setting aside a public officer; removal;—matter laid or thrown down; sediment;—act of giving testimony or evidence; testimony under oath or affirmation taken down in writing; oral evidence of a witness before a court.
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