removal from an office or position.

the act or process of depositing

deposition of the documents with the Library of Congress.

the state of being deposited or precipitated

deposition of soil at the mouth of a river.

something that is deposited.

Law .

the giving of testimony under oath.

the testimony so given.

a statement under oath, taken down in writing, to be used in court in place of the spoken testimony of the witness.

Ecclesiastical .

the interment of the body of a saint.

the reinterment of the body or the relics of a saint.

( initial capital letter ) a work of art depicting Christ being lowered from the Cross.

noun

degradation , discharge , dismissal , displacement , ejection , impeachment , overthrow , removal , unfrocking , affidavit , affirmation , allegation , announcement , declaration , evidence , sworn statement , testimony , witness , burial , opinion , sediment , statement