deposition (redirected from depose)

deposition

1. Law

a. the giving of testimony on oath

b. the testimony so given

c. the sworn statement of a witness used in court in his absence

2. the act or instance of deposing

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deposition [‚dep·ə′zish·ən]

(geology)

The laying, placing, or throwing down of any material; specifically, the constructive process of accumulation into beds, veins, or irregular masses of any kind of loose, solid rock material by any kind of natural agent.

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Deposition

Christ is taken from the cross and enshrouded. [N.T.: Matthew 27:57–60; Christian Art: Appleton, 55]

See : Passion of Christ