Part 2963

<h1>Depositary</h1> <Xpage=393>

<hw>De*pos"i*ta*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Depositaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>depositarius</ets>, fr. <ets>deponere</ets>. See <er>Deposit</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>One with whom anything is lodged in the trust; one who receives a deposit; -- the correlative of <i>depositor</i>.</def>

<blockquote>I . . . made you my guardians, my <b>depositaries</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The <b>depositaries</b> of power, who are mere delegates of the people.J.S. <i>Mill.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A storehouse; a depository.</def>

<i>Bp. Hurd.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One to whom goods are bailed, to be kept for the bailor without a recompense.</def>

<i>Kent.</i>

<h1>Deposition</h1> <Xpage=393>

<hw>Dep`o*si"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>depositio</ets>, fr. <ets>deponere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>d\'82position</ets>. See <er>Deposit</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of depositing or deposing; the act of laying down or thrown down; precipitation.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>deposition</b> of rough sand and rolled pebbles. <i>H. Miller.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The act of bringing before the mind; presentation.</def>

<blockquote>The influence of princes upon the dispositions of their courts needs not the <b>deposition</b> of their examples, since it hath the authority of a known principle. <i>W. Montagu.</i></blockquote>

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<p><b>3.</b> <def>The act of setting aside a sovereign or a public officer; deprivation of authority and dignity; displacement; removal.</def>

<note>&hand; A <i>deposition</i> differs from an <i>abdication</i>, an <i>abdication</i> being voluntary, and a <i>deposition</i> compulsory.</note>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>That which is deposited; matter laid or thrown down; sediment; alluvial matter; <as>as, banks are sometimes <ex>depositions</ex> of alluvial matter</as>.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>An opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted; a declaration.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The act of laying down one's testimony in writing; also, testimony laid or taken down in writting, under oath or affirmation, befor some competent officer, and in reply to interrogatories and cross-interrogatories.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Deposition</er>, <er>Affidavit</er>.</syn> <usage> <i>Affidavit</i> is the wider term. It denotes any authorized <i>ex parte</i> 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 <i>deposition</i> 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.</usage>

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<hw>De*pos"i*tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>deponere</ets>. See <er>Depone</er>.]</ety> <def>One who makes a deposit, especially of money in bank; -- the correlative of <i>depository</i>.</def>

<h1>Depository</h1> <Xpage=394>

<hw>De*pos"i*to*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Depositories</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt></plu>.

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A place where anything is deposited for sale or keeping; <as>as, warehouse is a <ex>depository</ex> for goods; a clerk's office is a <ex>depository</ex> for records.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>One with whom something is deposited; a depositary.</def>