Definitions For Deposition

noun

  • The act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
  • The act of putting something somewhere
  • (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office
  • The natural process of laying down a deposit of something
  • A formal statement that someone who has promised to tell the truth makes so that the statement can be used in court ; especially : a formal statement that is made before a trial by a witness who will not be present at the trial
  • The action of depositing something (such as sand, snow, or mud) on a surface or area especially over a period of time
  • The act removing someone from a powerful position : the act of deposing someone

Is Depositions a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
16

The word Deposition is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Deposition in a Sentence

  • She gave a videotaped deposition about what she saw that night.
  • His attorneys took depositions from the witnesses.
  • The deposition of sand and gravel on the river bed

Synonyms for Deposition

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