Legal Definition and Related Resources of Depose
Meaning of Depose
state or affirm a matter of fact in an affidavit or deposition . U.S. v McConaughy, 33 F. 168.
Depose Alternative Definition
To deprive an individual of a public employment or office against his will. Wolfflus, Inst. § 1063. The term is usually applied to the deprivation of all authority of a sovereign. To give a deposition.
Synonyms of Depose
(Remove), verb
- cast away
- cast out
- demote
- deprive of rank
- dethrone
- discard
- discharge
- discharge from office
- disemploy
- disentitle
- disestablish
- dislodge
- dismiss
- displace
- dispossess
- divest
- drive out
- drop
- eject
- evict
- exile
- expel
- fire
- impeach
- loco movere
- oust
- oust from office
- put out
- put out of possession
- recall
- reduce
- turn away
- turn out
- unseat
- usurp
(Testify), verb
- adduce
- affirm
- affirm under oath
- asseverate
- attest
- aver
- avouch
- avow
- bear witness to
- certify
- declare under oath
- depone
- give a solemn declaration
- give an account of
- give evidence
- give proof
- give proof by a witness
- give sworn testimony
- make an affidavit
- make deposition
- plead
- profess
- promise
- relate
- say under oath
- swear
- swear under oath
- testari
- testificari
- verify
- vouch
- vouch for
- witness Associated Concepts: depose a witness
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Depose in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of depose.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Policeman
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- depose in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- depose in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
English Legal System: Depose
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Depose :
To make a *deposition or other written statement on oath.
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