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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

Magistrate Judge Enjolique Lett ordered Trump to sit for a videotaped deposition to take questions from the BBC’s lawyers by Dec. 11.

From Salon ● 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

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

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 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

Rather than preparing to combine the companies, Paramount’s attention will be dominated by discovery, depositions and defending the merger in court, leaving integration plans largely on hold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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

Alice Paul immediately began collecting notarized depositions from the marchers to document the failures of the police department.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling


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