Depose

Verb

 * 1) lit.   To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.
 * 2)  To remove (a leader) from (high) office, without killing the incumbent.
 * ''A deposed monarch may go into exile as pretender to the lost throne, hoping to be restored on it in a next revolution
 * 1)   To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition
 * 2)  To take, swear an oath.
 * 3)   To interrogate and elicit testimony during a deposition, typically by a lawyer.
 * After we deposed the claimant we had enough evidence to avoid a trial.
 * 1) To testify; to bear witness; to claim; to assert; to affirm.

Synonyms

 * declare

Antonyms

 * restore

Derived terms

 * deposable
 * deposal

Related terms

 * deponent
 * deposit
 * deposition
 * depositio de bene esse

Thesaurus
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