To testify; to bear witness; to claim; to assert; to affirm.
Used in a Sentence
deposing
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for deposing.
Editorial note
There are far too many have nots and the memory of standing up and deposing the government is still in many peoples minds.
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Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
To testify; to bear witness; to claim; to assert; to affirm.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of deposing gathered in one view.
(transitive) To remove (a leader) from (high) office without killing (them).
(law, intransitive) To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for deposing.
verb
To testify; to bear witness; to claim; to assert; to affirm.
verb
(transitive) To remove (a leader) from (high) office without killing (them).
verb
(law, intransitive) To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition.
verb
(law, transitive) To interrogate and elicit testimony from during a deposition, typically by a lawyer.
Example sentences
There are far too many have nots and the memory of standing up and deposing the government is still in many peoples minds.
The video says it uses 100mA of power, what makes it capable of deposing 63µg/s at most.
The only ones that don't like deposing evil tyrants are the other autocrats, since they know they are next...
Had the US stuck to its goal of vanquishing Al Qaeda whilst merely deposing the Taliban, things would be different.
But well done this author for pointing out how it's basically a grumble piece by the stuffed suits she is deposing.
Parent is contending that cloud-style services are deposing desktop (traditionally MS-dominated) technologies.
But I'm under no illusion that the weapon will ever be useful in deposing any government.
Filing a billion motions that your lawyer has to respond to, deposing everyone you've ever met, going after every document you've ever looked at.
Motions to dismiss--briefs that argue a case must be dismissed because its legally defective--must be filed before you start deposing witnesses or exchanging documents.
They see a story about a sexist website deposing a female CEO who is a controversial figure in gender relations (for lack of a better term).
Most US allies would welcome deposing the current Iranian regime.
I was pointing out the irony of HN user enupten's criticism of the lawyer deposing Gates, while knowing little about being a lawyer.
Quote examples
That doesn't mean these leaders don't have "a claim" to power, or that you necessarily have to actively start deposing them.
Added: linked article justifies this being about the Roman Empire with "Historians have variously dated the final collapse to the sack of Rome in AD410 by the Visigoth king Alaric, the deposing of the last Roman emperor by the German chieftain Odoacer in AD476 and the death of Justinian I, the last Roman emperor to try to reconquer the western half of the empire, in AD565."
Proper noun examples
Deposing him is needed for democracy, there has been many protests against him.
Deposing Putin is pretty much out of the question, the US has neither will nor means to do it, and in any case with 80% popular support (even if those figures are inflated the popular support are extremely high) it would do no good to anybody.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use deposing in a sentence?
There are far too many have nots and the memory of standing up and deposing the government is still in many peoples minds.
What does deposing mean?
To testify; to bear witness; to claim; to assert; to affirm.
What part of speech is deposing?
deposing is commonly used as verb.