verb (used with object), de·posed, de·pos·ing. to remove from office or position, especially high office: The people deposed the dictator. to testify or affirm under oath, especially in a written statement: to depose that it was true.
What does depose mean legally?
Primary tabs. The act of questioning a deponent under oath, either a witness or a party to a lawsuit, at a deposition. Such an action is taken during the pre-trial discovery process.
How do you use depose?
Depose in a Sentence ?
- A coalition of countries is trying to depose the island dictator.
- Working together the princes hope to depose their father and assume power.
- The king sent soldiers to locate the rebels who sought to depose him from his rule.
