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(未到庭證人提供的)作證書，書面證詞
A deposition is a formal written statement, made for example by a witness to a crime, which can be used in a court of law if the witness cannot be present.
例句
The jury heard 200 pages of depositions.
陪審團聽取了長達 200 頁的書面證詞。
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N-UNCOUNT
沉淀;沉積
Deposition is a process in which layers of a substance are formed inside something or on its surface over a period of time.
例句
Continued deposition of silt along the coast is crucial in counteracting the rise in sea level...
海岸邊泥沙的不斷沉積對于抑制海平面的上升起著至關重要的作用。
This leads to calcium deposition in the blood-vessels.
這導致鈣在血管中沉積。
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N-UNCOUNT
罷免;廢黜
The deposition of a political leader is the removal of him or her from office.
例句
It was this issue which led to the deposition of the king.
正是這件事導致了國王被廢黜。