Deposition



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 免职; 沉积; 作证
• ［英］ n. 免职 ( removal from office or position) ; 沉积 ( the laying down of matter) ; 作证 ( to make a testimony)
• ［类］ 反义词: perjury ( 伪证) ; process of eroding ( 侵蚀过程)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: 14th century
• 1. an act of removing from a position of authority
• 2.
  • a. a testifying especially before a court
  • b. declaration; specifically testimony taken down in writing under oath
  • c. out-of-court testimony made under oath and recorded by an authorized officer for later use in court; also a meeting at which such testimony is taken
• 3. an act or process of depositing
• 4. something deposited ; deposit
• ? depositional adjective

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