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Antonyms for deposition

Grammar : Noun
Spell : dep-uh-zish-uh n, dee-puh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɛp əˈzɪʃ ən, ˌdi pə-

Definition of deposition

Origin :
  • late 14c., "dethronement, putting down from dignity or authority," from Old French deposicion (12c.), from Latin depositionem (nominative depositio), noun of action from past participle stem of deponere (see deposit (v.)).
  • Meaning "statements made in court under oath" is from early 15c. Meaning "action of depositing" is from 1590s. Properly, deposition belongs to deposit, but deposit and depose have become totally confused and English deposition partakes of senses belonging to both.
  • noun dethroning, ousting
  • noun attestation of truth, especially in legal matters
Example sentences :
  • In support of his deposition he produced his billet de garde, dated the 8th.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • The officers of justice act, and send their deposition to the Court.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
  • I always believed in the truth of his deposition before the judge.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • For it is necessary to read their deposition as of public accusers.
  • Extract from : « Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates » by Plato
  • "And qualified to administer an oath and take your deposition," said the minister.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Hand » by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
  • There was a name wanting in your evidence—in your deposition.
  • Extract from : « In Kings' Byways » by Stanley J. Weyman
  • I could follow their flight, and we all heard their deposition on a couch in a corner of the room.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow World » by Hamlin Garland
  • Borso had before him the deposition of the page-boy and the report of the watch.
  • Extract from : « Little Novels of Italy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • Joannes is then taken to his master for the Deposition proper.
  • Extract from : « Life in the Medieval University » by Robert S. Rait, M.A.
  • The pure administration of justice dates from the deposition of Macclesfield.
  • Extract from : « Tancred » by Benjamin Disraeli

Synonyms for deposition

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