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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deposition \Dep`o*si"tion\, n. [L. depositio, fr deponere: cf F. d['e]position. See {Deposit}.] 1. The act of depositing or deposing; the act of laying down or thrown down precipitation. The deposition of rough sand and rolled pebbles. --H. Miller. 2. The act of bringing before the mind; presentation. The influence of princes upon the dispositions of their courts needs not the deposition of their examples, since it hath the authority of a known principle. --W. Montagu. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: deposition n 1: the natural process of laying down a deposit of something 2: written declaration made under oath [syn: {affidavit}, {attestation}] 3: the act of depositing [syn: {deposit}] 4: the act of deposing someone [syn: {dethronement}]
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