Deposition

·noun The act of bringing before the mind; presentation.

II. Deposition ·noun An opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted; a declaration.

III. Deposition ·noun The act of depositing or deposing; the act of laying down or thrown down; precipitation.

IV. Deposition ·noun The act of setting aside a sovereign or a public officer; deprivation of authority and dignity; displacement; removal.

V. Deposition ·noun That which is deposited; matter laid or thrown down; sediment; alluvial matter; as, banks are sometimes depositions of alluvial matter.

VI. Deposition ·noun 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.