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deposition

Noun B1 – Intermediate

The process by which material, such as sediment, is laid down in a new location, or a formal statement given as evidence, often under oath.

"Centuries of deposition built up thick layers of sediment along the riverbed."

In law, "deposition" instead means sworn testimony given outside a courtroom, a very different sense of the same word.

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