1. (

• deposition ,
• deposit

) the natural process of laying down a deposit of something ;

2. (

• deposition

) (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office ;

3. (

• deposit ,
• deposition ,

) the act of putting something somewhere ;

4. (

• deposition ,
• dethronement

) the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office ;