deposition
The removal of someone from officeThe removal of someone from office.
» Does the landlord want a deposition?
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)The removal of someone from office.
Entlassung, Amtsenthebung, Absetzung
смеще́ние с до́лжностиsmeščénije s dólžnosti
(countable, uncountable)The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
Ablage, Ablagerung
отложе́ниеotložénije, осажде́ниеosaždénije
the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
(countable, uncountable)The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
(countable, uncountable)The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
eidesstattliche Erklärung
показа́ние под прися́гойpokazánije pod prisjágoj
(countable, uncountable)The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
(countable, uncountable)The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
(countable, uncountable)The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.
Examples
6 sentencesDoes the landlord want a deposition?
Sputter deposition is widely employed in the semiconductor industry.
Here's the deposition you needed.
Sami did a sworn deposition.
This is a deposition. You answer the questions truthfully but never volunteer anything.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English deposicion, from Old French deposicion (French déposition), from LatinFrom Middle English deposicion, from Old French deposicion (French déposition), from Latin depositio.
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Forms
plural: depositions| Singular | deposition |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office:dethronement
- the natural process of laying down a deposit of something:deposit
- the act of putting something somewhere:deposit
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable