verb
- removing someone from office, especially a high-ranking official or ruler
- giving sworn testimony, especially in a legal proceeding
Usage: present participle of depose
Usage: legal; present participle of depose
Examples
- The parliament is deposing the corrupt minister.
- Citizens were deposing the dictator after years of oppression.
- The witness is deposing before the grand jury tomorrow.
- Lawyers spent hours deposing the key witness.
- The military coup succeeded in deposing the president.
- She is deposing under oath about the incident.