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deposition

[dep-uh-zish-uhn, dee-puh-] / ˌdɛp əˈzɪʃ ən, ˌdi pə- /


NOUN
attestation of truth, especially in legal matters
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STRONG


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The sediments had undergone a complicated history of repeated deposition, burial, exposure, and movement within the Dead Sea rift and the surrounding landscape.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué A. Lett ordered Trump to sit for the deposition by Dec. 11, unless the deadline to exchange evidence is extended.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The judge in the case, US Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett, said that Trump must sit for the deposition by 11 December, unless the discovery period is extended.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Buchanan grew up in the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa neighborhoods just north of the U.S.-Mexico border, he said in a deposition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The shell may be broken, and even portions of it removed, and yet after a certain lapse of time the injured parts will be repaired by a deposition of shelly matter at the fractured parts.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

The report's findings are based on interviews and depositions with witnesses, government files, and financial records over a 15-month period.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Katz and Junger, who had family in Israel, were upset, staff said in depositions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

But then John Barnett, a whistleblower whom Kennedy interviewed for “Downfall,” died by suicide in the midst of depositions for a case against Boeing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The investigation, opened by Justice Department prosecutors, seeks to determine if Carroll lied under oath during several depositions against Trump, CNN and The New York Times reported.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

There were a few depositions but no judgment of relief.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson


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