Deposition is a word used in many fields to describe different processes:

• In law, deposition is the taking of testimony outside of court.
• In chemistry, deposition is particles settling out of a solution.
• In geology, deposition is material (like sediment) being added to a landform.
• In meteorology, deposition occurs when water vapor changes directly to ice without becoming a liquid first.
• In politics, deposition is the removal a person of authority from power.
• In Christianity, the Deposition is the removal of Christ from the cross, at the Crucifixion.
• In Archaeology, deposition is physically similar to that of geology. It is the laying down of an horizon containing archaeological information such as an that provided by an artefact.
• In Aerosol physics, deposition is a process, where aerosol particles set down onto surfaces.

See also: Latin words in English Aphorism Critical legal studies Jurisprudence Law (principle) Legal research Letter versus Spirit List of legal abbreviations Legal code Natural justice Natural law Philosophy of law Religious law External links Find more information on Law by searching one of Wikipedias sibling projects: Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School... Bold textIn law, a deposition is the act or fact of taking sworn testimony of a witness outside of court, in certain well-defined circumstances. ... In law and in religion, testimony is a solemn attestation as to the truth of a matter. ... A court is an official, public forum which a sovereign establishes by lawful authority to adjudicate disputes, and to dispense civil, labour, administrative and criminal justice under the law. ... // Introduction Chemistry is a large field encompassing many subdisciplines that often overlap with significant portions of other sciences. ... Deposition is a term used in chemistry to describe the settling of particles or sediment from a solution or suspension mixture, or the production of a solid on a pre-existing surface. ... A particle is Look up Particle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary In particle physics, a basic unit of matter or energy. ... Dissolving table salt in water In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture of one or more substances (the solutes) dissolved in another substance (the solvent). ... Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and the processes that shape it. ... Deposition, also known as sebimentatation, is the geological process whereby material is added to a landform. ... Sediment is any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of water or other liquid. ... A landform comprises a geomorphological unit. ... Satellite image of Hurricane Hugo Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. ... Deposition is the process by which, in sub-freezing air, water vapor changes directly to ice without first becoming a liquid. ... Water vapor or water vapour, also aqueous vapour, is the gas phase of water. ... A natural, 4 tonne, block of ice on a beach in Iceland Icicles Ice is the solid form of water. ... A liquid will assume the shape of its container. ... Look up Politics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Politics (disambiguation) Democracy History of democracy List of democracy and elections-related topics List of years in politics List of politics by country articles Political corruption Political economy Political movement Political parties of the world Political party Political psychology Political sociology Political... Deposition by political means concerns the removal of a politician. ... Person, in the classic sense, refers to a living human being. ... In politics, authority generally refers to the ability to make laws, independent of the power to enforce them, or the ability to permit something. ... Political power is a type of power held by a person or group in a society. ... Beliefs Though enormous diversity exists in the beliefs of those who self-identify as Christian, it is possible to venture general statements which describe the beliefs of a large majority . ... The Stations of the Cross (or Way of the Cross; in Latin, Via Crucis or Via Dolorosa) refers to the depiction of the final hours (or Passion) of Jesus, and the Catholic devotion commemorating the Passion. ... Crucifixion is an ancient method of execution, where the victim was tied or nailed to a large wooden cross (Latin: crux) and left to hang there until dead. ... Importance and applicability Most of human history is not described by any written records. ... An Archaeological horizon is a layer of archaeological deposition. ... Information is a word which has many different meanings in everyday usage and in specialized contexts, but as a rule, the concept is closely related to others such as data, instruction, knowledge, meaning, communication, representation, and mental stimulus. ... This article is about the archaeological concept of artifacts (or artefacts). ... Deposition is a process where aerosol particles set down onto surfaces. ... This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). ...