Deposition1. (n.) Testimony under oath, especially a statement by a witness that is written down; the act of laying down or thrown down; precipitation.
2. (n.) The act of bringing before the mind; presentation.
3. (n.) The act of setting aside a sovereign or a public officer; deprivation of authority and dignity; displacement; removal.
4. (n.) That which is deposited; matter laid or thrown down; sediment; alluvial matter; as, banks are sometimes depositions of alluvial matter.
5. (n.) An opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted; a declaration.
6. (n.) 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.
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