verb
- to remove from office, especially by force
- to testify under oath, especially in a deposition
Usage: legal
Examples
- The military deposes the corrupt dictator after years of protests.
- Citizens demanded that parliament depose the incompetent leader.
- The witness deposes that she saw the defendant at the scene.
- The lawyer deposes several key witnesses before the trial.
- Revolutionary forces depose the monarchy and establish a republic.
- She deposes under oath about the company’s illegal activities.