deposition - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

Deposition means the act of putting something aside, whether you're putting aside a ruler, or putting aside legal testimony to be used later in a trial.

Deposition and the related deposit get a lot of use. At first their meanings seem unrelated––what do mineral deposits on the bathtub drain, putting your life savings in the bank, and a revolution overthrowing a king have in common? All three involve a process where something (minerals, money, king) are being "put down."

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: deposition

1	n	the act of putting something somewhere
2	n	the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
3	n	(law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: deposition

1

n the act of putting something somewhere

Synonyms:: deposit

Types:: repositing, reposition, storage, warehousing
depositing in a warehouse; stockpiling
accumulating and storing a reserve supply

Type of:: buildup
the act of building up an accumulation

n the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

Synonyms:: deposit

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; electrodeposition
the deposition of a substance on an electrode by the action of electricity (especially by electrolysis); pigmentation
the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings; redeposition
deposition from one deposit to another; superposition
(geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another

Type of:: accretion, accumulation
an increase by natural growth or addition

2

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

Synonyms:: dethronement

Type of:: ouster, ousting
the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out

3

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

Type of:: examination, interrogation, interrogatory
formal systematic questioning