| 单词 | deposition |
| 释义 | deposition —depositional, adj. /dep'euh zish"euhn, dee'peuh-/, n. 1. removal from an office or position. 2. the act or process of depositing: deposition of the documents with the Library of Congress. 3. the state of being deposited or precipitated: deposition of soil at the mouth of a river. 4. something that is deposited. 5. Law. a. the giving of testimony under oath. b. the testimony so given. c. a statement under oath, taken down in writing, to be used in court in place of the spoken testimony of the witness. 6. Eccles. a. the interment of the body of a saint. b. the reinterment of the body or the relics of a saint. 7. (cap.) a work of art depicting Christ being lowered from the Cross. [1350-1400; ME ( < AF) < LL deposition- (s. of depositio) a putting aside, testimony, burial, equiv. to L deposit(us) laid down (see DEPOSIT) + -ion- -ION] |
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