deposition
noun/ˌdepəˈzɪʃn/
/ˌdepəˈzɪʃn/
- [uncountable, countable] (specialist) the natural process of leaving a layer of a substance on rocks or soil; a substance left in this way
- marine/river deposition
- [uncountable, countable] the act of removing somebody, especially a leader, from power
- the deposition of the King
- [countable] (law) a formal statement, taken from somebody and used in court
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin depositio(n-), from the verb deponere ‘to lay aside’.
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