Definition of DEPOSE in Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
Definition of DEPOSE
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.
In Modern Usage
To make a deposition; to give evidence in the shape of a deposition; to make statements which are written down and sworn to; to give testimony which is reduced to writing by a duly qualified officer and sworn to by the deponent. To say (in a deposition) under oath. Webb v. Iowa-Nebraska Coal Co., 198 Iowa 776, 200 N.W. 225, 226. To bear witness, to state of oath, or give testimony. Favello v. Bank of America Nat. T. & S. Ass'n, 24 Cal.App.2d 342, 74 P.2d 1057, 1059.
In Practice
In ancient usage, to testify as a witness; to give evidence under oath.
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