Chapter Depopulator to Depredation of D by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

1. One with whom anything is lodged in the trust; one who receives a deposit; — the correlative of depositor.

I . . . made you my guardians, my depositaries.

Shak.

The depositaries of power, who are mere delegates of the people.

J. S. Mill.

2. A storehouse; a depository. Bp. Hurd.

3. (Law) One to whom goods are bailed, to be kept for the bailor without a recompense. Kent.

Deposition
(Dep`o*si"tion) n. [L. depositio, fr. deponere: cf. F. déposition. See Deposit.]

1. The act of depositing or deposing; the act of laying down or thrown down; precipitation.

The deposition of rough sand and rolled pebbles.

H. Miller.

2. The act of bringing before the mind; presentation.

The influence of princes upon the dispositions of their courts needs not the deposition of their examples, since it hath the authority of a known principle.

W. Montagu.

3. The act of setting aside a sovereign or a public officer; deprivation of authority and dignity; displacement; removal.

A deposition differs from an abdication, an abdication being voluntary, and a deposition compulsory.

4. That which is deposited; matter laid or thrown down; sediment; alluvial matter; as, banks are sometimes depositions of alluvial matter.

5. An opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted; a declaration.

6. (Law) The act of laying down one's testimony in writing; also, testimony laid or taken down in writing, under oath or affirmation, before some competent officer, and in reply to interrogatories and cross-interrogatories.

Syn. — Deposition, Affidavit. Affidavit is the wider term. It denotes any authorized ex parte written statement of a person, sworn to or affirmed before some competent magistrate. It is made without cross- examination, and requires no notice to an opposing party. It is generally signed by the party making it, and may be drawn up by himself or any other person. A deposition is the written testimony of a witness, taken down in due form of law, and sworn to or affirmed by the deponent. It must be taken before some authorized magistrate, and upon a prescribed or reasonable notice to the opposing party, that may attend and cross-examine. It is generally written down from the mouth of the witness by the magistrate, or some person for him, and in his presence.

Depositor
(De*pos"i*tor) n. [L., fr. deponere. See Depone.] One who makes a deposit, especially of money in a bank; — the correlative of depository.

Depository
(De*pos"i*to*ry) n.; pl. Depositories

1. A place where anything is deposited for sale or keeping; as, warehouse is a depository for goods; a clerk's office is a depository for records.

2. One with whom something is deposited; a depositary.

I am the sole depository of my own secret, and it shall perish with me.

Junius.

Depositum
(||De*pos"i*tum) n. [L.] Deposit.

Depositure
(De*pos"i*ture) n. The act of depositing; deposition. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.