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The removal of someone from office. / The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.

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deposition

Source Word

deposition

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

countable uncountable

Japanese Meaning

政治的意味：職位からの追放、退位、解任 / 地質学的意味：自然現象による堆積作用やその結果として形成される堆積物

The council voted unanimously for the deposition of the corrupt mayor.

市議会は汚職のあった市長の罷免を全会一致で可決した。

Sense（1）

The removal of someone from office.

Sense（2）

The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.

Sense（3）

(chemistry) The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.

Sense（4）

(law) The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.

Sense（5）

(meteorology) The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.

Sense（6）

(physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)

Sense（7）

(religion) The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.

depositions

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