Deposition

The act of depositing or deposing; the act of laying down or thrown down; precipitation.

The act of bringing before the mind; presentation.

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

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

An opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted; a declaration.

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.

(law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office

the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office