the act of depositing or deposing; the act of laying down or thrown down; precipitation.-the act of bringing before the mind; presentation.-the act of setting aside a sovereign or a public officer; deprivation of authority and dignity; displacement; removal.-that which is deposited; matter laid or thrown down; sediment; alluvial matter; as, banks are sometimes depositions of alluvial matter.-an opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted; a declaration.-the act of laying down one's testimony in writing; also, testimony laid or taken down in writing, under oath or affirmation, before some competent officer, and in reply to interrogatories and cross-interrogatories.