depose sb from office

  • 1discharge from office — index depose (remove) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2oust from office — index depose (remove) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3depose — de·pose /di pōz/ vb de·posed, de·pos·ing vt 1: to testify to under oath or by sworn affidavit 2: to take testimony from esp. by deposition plaintiffs...were entitled to depose experts retained by the defendants National Law Journal compare …

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  • 4depose — [dē pōz′, dipōz′] vt. deposed, deposing [ME deposen, to deprive of office, testify < OFr deposer, to set down < de (L de), from, away + poser (see POSE1), to cease, lie down; confused in sense and form with L deponere (pp. depositus), to… …

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  • 5depose — [v] oust from position boot out, bounce, break, can*, cashier, chuck, degrade, demote, dethrone, discrown, dismiss, displace, downgrade, drum out, eject, freeze out*, give heaveho*, impeach, kick out*, overthrow, remove from office, ride out on… …

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  • 6depose — ► VERB 1) remove from office suddenly and forcefully. 2) Law testify to or give (evidence) on oath, especially in writing. ORIGIN Old French deposer, from Latin deponere put down …

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  • 7depose — [c]/dəˈpoʊz / (say duh pohz) verb (deposed, deposing) –verb (t) 1. to remove from office or position, especially high office. 2. to declare or testify, especially under oath, usually in writing. –verb (i) 3. to bear witness; give sworn testimony …

  • 8depose — deposable, adj. deposer, n. /di pohz /, v., deposed, deposing. v.t. 1. to remove from office or position, esp. high office: The people deposed the dictator. 2. to testify or affirm under oath, esp. in a written statement: to depose that it was… …

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  • 9depose — Synonyms and related words: acknowledge, affirm, allege, and candle, assert under oath, asseverate, assure, attest, aver, avouch, avow, bank, bear witness, book, boot, bounce, break, buck off, bump, bust, can, cashier, certify, chuck, declare,… …

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  • 10depose — verb 1》 remove from office suddenly and forcefully. 2》 Law testify to or give (evidence) under oath, especially in writing. Origin ME: from OFr. deposer, from L. deponere (see deponent), but influenced by L. depositus and OFr. poser to place …

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