depose

v., -posed, -pos·ing, -pos·es.

v.tr.

1. 1. To remove from office or power.
   2. To dethrone.
2. Law. To take a deposition from: Investigators will depose the witness behind closed doors.
3. To put or lay down; deposit.

v.intr. Law
To give testimony by affidavit or deposition.

[Middle English deposen, from Old French deposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put) of Latin dēpōnere, to put down; see depone.]

deposable de·pos'a·ble adj.

verb

To give evidence or testimony under oath: attest, swear, testify, witness. Law depone. Idioms: bear witness, take the stand. See law.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To make a deposition; to give evidence in the shape of a deposition; to make statements that are written down and sworn to; to give testimony that is reduced to writing by a duly qualified officer and sworn to by the deponent.

To deprive an individual of a public employment or office against his or her will. The term is usually applied to the deprivation of all authority of a sovereign.

In ancient usage, to testify as a witness; to give evidence under oath.

IN BRIEF: To remove from office or power.

The deposed king was replaced by his son, the prince.

Tutor's tip: The attorney wanted to "depose" (to dismiss; to give evidence) the witness about what she saw in the two train "depots" (railway or bus stations; warehouses).

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afsætte, detronisere, afgive vidneforklaring under edsansvar
v. intr. - afsætte, vidne, bevidne

Nederlands (Dutch)
afzetten, getuigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - déposer, détrôner, (Jur) attester par déposition
v. intr. - (Jur) déposer, faire une déposition

Deutsch (German)
v. - absetzen, (unter Eid) aussagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκθρονίζω, καθαιρώ, (νομ.) καταθέτω ενόρκως, παύω, απολύω

Italiano (Italian)
deporre

Português (Portuguese)
v. - depor

Русский (Russian)
смещать, давать показания

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - deponer, destituir, afirmar bajo juramento
v. intr. - dar testimonio jurado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avsätta (ex. kung), vittna under ed

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
免职, 作证, 废, 宣誓作证

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 免職, 作證, 廢
v. intr. - 宣誓作證

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (권좌에서) 퇴임 시키다, (왕위를) 빼앗다, 진술하다
v. intr. - 진술하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 退位させる, 免職する, 証言する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخلع أو يعزل شخص من سلطه, يشهد تحت القسم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הדיח (שליט)‬
v. intr. - ‮העיד, הצהיר‬

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