deposed
Americanadjective
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removed from high office or position.
The musical was a political satire about a deposed king and queen forced to go incognito in their own country.
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Law. examined under oath, sometimes with the resulting statement taken down in writing and used in court in place of spoken testimony.
Only two of the deposed witnesses directly indicated personal knowledge of the alleged trip.
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Many a deposed Caribbean or South American leader has followed a route familiar to Super Bowl champions and snowbirds.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
The tablet records a royal grant and indicates that Tiglath-pileser probably ruled from roughly 763-762 BCE before eventually being deposed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Butler is represented by attorney Tim Lawson, who deposed JSerra officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Many voters had hoped the election would draw a line under years of political chaos that has seen a string of presidents jailed, deposed and impeached.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
He returned to Haiti in mid-October 1994, the day Aristide was reinstated as president, about three years after he had been deposed.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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