1 the act of removing someone important from a powerful position:
Crowds celebrated the dictator's deposition.
2 the formation of a layer of a substance such as soil or rock, or the substance that forms the layer
3 a formal written statement by a witness in a legal matter
4 a process in which a gas changes to a solid without first becoming a liquid
5 the process by which solid materials, such as earth and rock, are added to gradually by the action of wind or water, or the structure resulting from this process
6 a statement made by someone to say that something is true and used in a court of law:
Such depositions are thus seen as ' psychic documents which recount particular predicaments ' (p. 201).
Experts, however, did not examine patients, but based their opinion on depositions interpreted according to medical knowledge.
However, the occupational status of over a third of the male litigants in cases for which depositions survive nonetheless remains unidentifiable.
The closeness with which she reads these depositions is particularly striking.
Furthermore, general patterns can be distinguished in the locations of these ritual depositions that may offer insight into the mythical geography of the landscape.
The formation of rock strata from sandy sediments under the influence of high pressures exerted by later depositions is one such example.
The authenticity and truthfulness of the depositions has been the subject of historical debate from the seventeenth century to the twentieth century.
However, the evidence is suggestive, particularly given the fact that the depositions were intended to document rebel crimes not their efforts to assist or protect settlers.
