deposition

In law, sworn testimony taken outside of court before trial, recorded for potential use in court; in geology, the laying down of matter by a natural process (sediment, minerals, etc.).

• depose/dɪˈpoʊz/(v)作证；废黜
• deponent/dɪˈpoʊnənt/(n)证人

• take a deposition
• deposition testimony
• deposition transcript
• sediment deposition
• deposition of minerals

1. 1.The lawyer spent three hours taking the CEO's deposition, questioning him under oath about what he knew and when he knew it. (pre-trial testimony)
2. 2.River deposition creates fertile floodplains where sediment settles as water flow slows. (geological process)

• testimony/ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/— evidence given by a witness
• sworn statement (legal)
• sedimentation— geological

from Latin "depositio" (a laying down) — from "deponere" — "de-" (down) + "ponere" (to place) — placing down testimony or sediment