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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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Panish played for jurors a video of Peter Grossman’s deposition in which he stated he didn’t know how much money his wife made in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Since the Industrial Revolution, human activities have roughly tripled global nitrogen deposition.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago are studying a 2022 deposition in which Carroll said no one was paying her legal fees for her defamation lawsuit, the people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The issue was brought up during the case's appeal, and the court found that Carroll had "plausibly represented" in her deposition "that she had forgotten about the limited outside funding counsel obtained".

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The deposition concluded with my return weekend to the Moss trailer.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter




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