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deposition | American Dictionary

deposition
noun
us/ˌdep·əˈzɪʃ·ən, ˌdi·pə-/

depositionnoun (STATEMENT)

[ C ]law
a formal written statement by a witness in a legal matter

depositionnoun (CHANGE)

[ U ] chemistry
a process in which a gas changes to a solid without first becoming a liquid

depositionnoun (SUBSTANCE)

[ C/U ] earth science
the process by which solid materials, such as earth and rock, are added to gradually by the action of wind or water, or the structure resulting from this process

deposition | Business English

deposition
noun[ C ]
 LAWuk /ˌdepəˈzɪʃən/us
a statement made by someone to say that something is true and used in a court of law:
give/make a deposition
say/state/testify sth in a depositionMrs Gordon said in a deposition that she signed the loan guarantee at her husband's request.

Examples of deposition

deposition
Such depositions are thus seen as ' psychic documents which recount particular predicaments ' (p. 201).
Experts, however, did not examine patients, but based their opinion on depositions interpreted according to medical knowledge.
However, the occupational status of over a third of the male litigants in cases for which depositions survive nonetheless remains unidentifiable.
The closeness with which she reads these depositions is particularly striking.
Furthermore, general patterns can be distinguished in the locations of these ritual depositions that may offer insight into the mythical geography of the landscape.
The formation of rock strata from sandy sediments under the influence of high pressures exerted by later depositions is one such example.
The authenticity and truthfulness of the depositions has been the subject of historical debate from the seventeenth century to the twentieth century.
However, the evidence is suggestive, particularly given the fact that the depositions were intended to document rebel crimes not their efforts to assist or protect settlers.
Interrogatories, depositions, and requirements to produce copies of documents such as medical records provide very effective means for a defendant to determine the severity of plaintiff's injury.
Increasing attention is also paid to the study of ritual depositions, being the context par excellence in which the basic ideas and values of a cultural group find their expression.
The doctor-patient relationship and malpractice: lessons from plaintiff depositions.
The decisive point, however, is that this information is not markedly different in content from the depositions and confessions subsequently given by captured thugs-be it in 1810 or 1829.
Infestation by the psyllid may result in the death of the plant, but most often results in defoliation and growth of sooty mould on the depositions of honeydew.
The point of view and sphere of understanding one finds in the approver depositions and interviews, belonged to men from very different social and geographic backgrounds.
The coroner's depositions in the inquest have still not arrived in this country.
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