Deposition

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• déposition — [ depozisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. jur. depositio 1 ♦ Déclaration sous la foi du serment (de qqn qui témoigne en justice). ⇒ témoignage. Faire, signer sa déposition. Recueillir une déposition. Lire au témoin sa déposition (⇒ récoler) . « Les lois… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Deposition — or Depose may refer to: Deposition (law), taking testimony outside of court Deposition (chemistry), molecules settling out of a solution Thin film deposition, any technique for depositing a thin film of material onto a substrate or onto… …   Wikipedia

• deposition — de·po·si·tion /ˌde pə zi shən/ n [Late Latin depositio testimony, from Latin, act of depositing, from deponere to put down, deposit] 1 a: a statement that is made under oath by a party or witness (as an expert) in response to oral examination or… …   Law dictionary

• Deposition — • An ecclesiastical vindictive penalty by which a cleric is forever deprived of his office or benefice and of the right of exercising the functions of his orders Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Deposition     Deposition …   Catholic encyclopedia

• déposition — DÉPOSITION. s. fém. Destitution, privation d une Charge, d un Office, d une. Dignité, d un Emploi. La déposition d un Officier. La déposition d un Évêque. La déposition du Sultan. La déposition de cet Empereur fut suivie de guerres.Déposition,… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

• deposition — Deposition. s. f. Destitution, privation d une Charge, d un office, d une dignité, d un employ. La deposition de cet Empereur fut suivie de guerres. Deposition, signifie aussi Ce qu un tesmoin depose & affirme par devant le Juge qui l interroge.… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

• Deposition — Dep o*si tion, n. [L. depositio, fr. deponere: cf. F. d[ e]position. See {Deposit}.] 1. The act of depositing or deposing; the act of laying down or thrown down; precipitation. [1913 Webster] The deposition of rough sand and rolled pebbles. H.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• deposition — dep‧o‧si‧tion [ˌdepəˈzɪʆn, ˌdiː ] noun [countable] LAW a formal statement that someone makes to a court about facts relating to a court case: • The plant safety director said in a deposition that the broken cable should have been repaired the… …   Financial and business terms

• deposition — late 14c., dethronement, putting down from dignity or authority, from O.Fr. deposicion (12c.), from L. depositionem (nom. depositio), noun of action from pp. stem of deponere (see DEPOSIT (Cf. deposit)). Meaning statements made in court under… …   Etymology dictionary

• deposition — [n1] dethroning, ousting degradation, discharge, dismissal, displacement, ejection, impeachment, overthrow, removal, unfrocking; concepts 133,298,320 deposition [n2] attestation of truth, especially in legal matters affidavit, affirmation,… …   New thesaurus