deposition.

1. Sworn testimony taken and recorded outside a trial for use in legal proceedings.

2. The removal of a ruler or other powerful officeholder from their position.

3. The laying down or accumulation of material on a surface or in a place.

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Words that belong together

• take a deposition
• sworn deposition

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The lawyer compared the witness's deposition with the later account.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Singular deposition; plural depositions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evidence. Commonness: moderately common.