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Plural for the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch
“Assembly unanimously voted for the deposition of the monarch and committed him to prison.”
Plural for a formal, usually written, statement to be used as evidence
“We will take her testimony under oath in a deposition.”
Plural for the buildup or accretion of matter
“More speculatively, lowering the relative sea level will promote the general deposition of sand further from shore.”
Plural for matter, usually organic, that has been deposited somewhere
“This leads to a decrease in the inhibition effect on copper deposition at the bottom of the trench.”
(physics) Plural for the transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase
“One example of deposition is the process by which, in sub-freezing air, water vapor changes directly to ice without first becoming a liquid.”
Plural for a solemn promise regarding one's future action or behavior
Plural for a significant or total loss of power, prosperity, or status
Plural for a burial or buried corpse
Plural for a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government
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