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deposition Definition

depo·si·tion (dep′ə zis̸h′ən, dē′pə-)

noun

  1. a deposing or being deposed; removal from office or position of power
  2. the act of testifying
  3. a depositing or being deposited
  4. something deposited or left lying
  5. Law the testimony of a witness made under oath, but not in open court, and written down to be used when the case comes to trial

Etymology: ME & OFr < L depositio, a laying or putting down < L depositus: see deposit

deposition Synonyms

deposition

n.

  1. Legal attestation

    testimony, statement, affidavit, allegation; see declaration 2, oath 1.

  2. Discharge

    ousting, displacement, dethronement; see removal 1.

deposition Law Definition

n

In litigation, a proceeding outside the courtroom in which a party or witness gives sworn testimony under oath before a court reporter, who then creates a written document; the written document created as a result of such a proceeding.
deposition de bene esse
The deposition of a witness who is unlikely to be available to appear at the trial.
deposition of corporate designee
. The deposition of a person representing a corporation or entity, in which that person is held out to have the most knowledge of the subject at hand. Testimony taken in this manner is binding upon the corporation or entity. 
deposition Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • sediment: The sudden decrease in velocity results in deposition of sediment.
  • nitrate: Atmospheric deposition of nitrate and ammonium, and denitrification are specified in the model.
  • sulfate: There is, therefore, evidence of a non-linearity of emissions and deposition of sulfate over regional scales.
  • pollutant: The term critical load refers only to the deposition of pollutants.
  • silt: The small, fleshy spikes of the glasswort reduce water movement around them and so encouraged the deposition of silt.
  • sulfur: Provide maps of wet deposition of sulfur and nitrogen and base cations to the Department and its review groups.

Converse of object

  • pulse: We produce functional thin film materials using the technique of pulsed laser deposition.

Adjective modifier

  • atmospheric: The effect of increased atmospheric nitrogen deposition on Calluna vulgaris in upland Britain.
  • amyloid: The diagnosis of amyloidosis is histological, ie proof of AA amyloid deposition in biopsy material.
  • electrolytic: One process involves the electrolytic deposition of tin on to ferrous materials.
  • electrochemical: Also of interest were pure copper deposits on the railroad lines caused by electrochemical deposition from the water passing through.
  • acidic: The role of sulfur and nitrogen in acidic deposition, soil acidification and aluminum leaching.
  • Aeolian: This substantial deposit, which overlies further aeolian deposition and parent material, probably extends southwards across the tell.

Modifies a noun

  • velocity: Like the 210 Pb deposition rate, the total deposition velocity exhibits a seasonal pattern with maximum values in summer.

Noun used with modifier

  • vapor: The former is typified by electroplating and the latter by chemical and physical vapor deposition.
  • nitrogen: The effect of increased atmospheric nitrogen deposition on Calluna vulgaris in upland Britain.
  • sputter: Plasma Quest are a British SME which manufacture a novel sputter deposition tool for magnetic materials.
  • vapor: Influence of the environment on the surface conductivity of chemical vapor deposition diamond.
  • fibrin: Haemostatic mechanisms control blood flow by regulating platelet adherence and fibrin deposition and various haemostatic proteins have been shown to regulate angiogenesis.
  • electro: The construction of components, on the micron scale, is by silicon micromachining, electro deposition and thin film metal and dielectric deposition.