deposition
noun
[ ˌdɛpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.
• "Edward V's deposition"
Similar:
overthrow,
overturning,
toppling,
downfall,
removal from office,
removal,
unseating,
dethronement,
supplanting,
displacement,
dismissal,
discharge,
ousting,
drumming out,
throwing out,
forcing out,
driving out,
expulsion,
expelling,
ejection,
ejecting,
demotion,
ouster,
sacking,
firing,
defenestration,
turfing out,
deposal,
• the giving of sworn evidence.
• "the deposition of four expert witnesses"
• the action of depositing something.
• "pebbles formed by the deposition of calcium in solution"
• the removal of the body of Christ from the Cross.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin depositio(n- ), from the verb deponere (see deposit).
