deposition
[ˌdep.ə'zɪʃ.ən] noun
STATEMENT 声明
countable legal
■a formal written statement made or used in a court of law 证言；书面证词•Before the court case, we had to file/give a deposition.开庭之前我们必须提供书面证词。 •Our lawyer took a deposition from us.律师从我们这里取走了书面证词。 •a sworn deposition经过宣誓的证词
[ˌdep.ə'zɪʃ.ən] noun
REMOVAL 开除
uncountable formal
■when someone important is removed from a powerful position 罢免，使免职，使下台•Crowds celebrated the dictator's deposition.人们欢聚在一起庆祝独裁者下台。 |