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deposición — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • defecation noun The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.
  • deposition noun The formal removal of someone from a position of power or office.
  • overthrow verb To remove a government or leader from power by force.

Senses

deposición is used for these senses in English:

  • defecation The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.
  • deposition (legal) The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
  • overthrow A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force; usurpation.

defecation — full definition

  1. noun The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.
  2. noun Any of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials.

deposition — full definition

  1. noun The formal removal of someone from a position of power or office.
  2. noun A formal, sworn statement of testimony given outside a courtroom, usually during legal proceedings.
  3. noun The natural process by which material such as sediment, snow, or frost settles or builds up somewhere.

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