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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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Despite their tiny dimensions, the structures increased the copper foil's available surface area for lithium deposition to roughly four times that of an ordinary flat sheet.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

The deposition had previously been scheduled for Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

In US law, a deposition is an out-of-court statement made under oath in response to questions, which is recorded for use in later proceedings.

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

I’m sure there were in her deposition some of the same things that she had said to you and me at dinner.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

Typically, depositions take place in a lawyer's office - rather than a courtroom - without a judge physically present.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Hijazi and Gowan started by discussing marketing, Junger and Katz said in depositions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 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

According to court documents filed on June 17, a California judge approved a request from Pitt’s legal team to compel depositions from individuals connected to the Stoli Group.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

When Judge Joseph Wapner, most famous for being the judge on The People’s Court television show, ended up refereeing the depositions, Moore figured no one would take the case seriously.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot


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