* Deposition ( politics ), the removal of a person of authority from political power

* Deposition ( university ), a widespread initiation ritual for new students practiced from the Middle Ages until the 18th century

The Deposition can also refer to depictions of Christ's descent from the cross, as in:

* Deposition from the Cross, the depiction of the removal of Jesus from the cross

* The Deposition from the Cross ( Pontormo ), an oil painting of 1528

File: Raffaello, pala baglioni, deposizione. jpg | Deposition of Christ, 1507, drawing from Roman sarcophagi.

Deposition of the opposite party is often used to produce self-incriminating statements from the deponent, also document identification questions can make exhibits admissible for hearings and summary judgment motions.

The crucified Christ, just before the Deposition from the Cross and the placing of the Epitaphios ( liturgical ) | Epitaphios in the Sepulcher.

In the afternoon, around 3 pm, all gather for the Vespers of the Taking-Down from the Cross, commemorating the Deposition from the Cross.

Donatello provided the general design and personally executed the Martyrdom of St. Lawrence and the Deposition from the Cross ; he worked on the reliefs of Christ before Pilate and Christ before Caiphus, with Bellano.

Lorenzetti's fresco at the lower church of the Basilica includes a series of panels depicting the Crucifixion of Jesus, Deposition from the Cross, and Entombment of Christ.

* Deposition from the Cross ( 1525 )

The artist presented his relief of the Deposition to Charles V at Genoa in 1529 ; though the relief has been lost, a bronze from it by Antonio Susini in 1600 ( Musée du Louvre ) shows the decisive inspiration of Donatello's emotional pitch and intensity ; Bandinelli made several drawings of the Donatello reliefs, though later in life he disparaged them in a letter to Cosimo I de ' Medici.

Vespers of Great and Holy Friday ( Vespers of the Deposition from the Cross ) is held in the morning or early afternoon of Great and Holy Friday.

Among the principal examples are: Battle of the Sea Monsters, Virgin and Child, a Bacchanal Festival, Hercules and Antaeus, Marine Gods, Judith with the Head of Holophernes, the Deposition from the Cross, the Entombment, the Resurrection, the Man of Sorrows, the Virgin in a Grotto, and several scenes from the Triumph of Julius Caesar after his paintings.

Deposition of river sediments compensated for the sinking coastal plain, and coastwise drift from the mouth of the Po tended to close tidal inlets with sand bars.

Rogier van der Weyden, Deposition ( Rogier van der Weyden ) | Descent of Christ from the Cross, ( 1435 )

He moved to Lucca, working at façade of the Cathedral of Saint Martin, resulting in the relief Deposition from the Cross ( on the north tympanum ) and the lintel reliefs Nativity and Adoration of the Magi.

After her Sentence of Excommunication and " Deposition " from the Pope, Elizabeth chose not to continue with her policy of religious tolerance, and instead began the persecution of her Catholic religious opponents.

Nicodemus figures prominently in medieval depictions of the Deposition in which he, and Joseph of Arimathea are always shown removing the dead Christ from the cross, often with the aid of a ladder.

Outside Germany Wolgemut's paintings are scarce: the Royal Institution at Liverpool possesses two good examples -- Pilate washing his Hands, and The Deposition from the Cross, parts probably of a large altar-piece.

The Deposition Altarpiece in Granada ( Capilla Real ) probably also dates to this period, around 1450-60.

Mercy Lewis v. Giles Corey: The Deposition of Mercy Lewis aged about 19 years who testified and said that on the 14th of April 1692 " I saw the Apparition of Giles Corey come and afflict me urging me to write in his book and so he continued most dreadfully to hurt me by times beating me & almost breaking my back tell the day of his examination being the 19th of April and then also during the time of his examination he did affect and tortor me most greviously: and also several times sense urging me vehemently to write in his book and I veryly believe in my heart that Giles Corey is a dreadful wizard for sense he had been in prison he or his appearance has come and most greviously tormented me.

Deposition of silver compounds on reticulum fibers was limited to an easily removable substance ; the remaining collagen component did not bind silver.

Lasting from 1598 to 1599, it is also called War of Deposition against Sigismund, since the focus of the conflicts was the attempt to depose the latter from the throne of Sweden.

Deposition is the preferred term in U. S. federal courts and in the majority of U. S. states, like California, because depositions are sometimes taken during trial in a number of unusual situations.

Deposition in a wadi is rapid because of the sudden loss of stream velocity and seepage of water into the porous sediment.

Lippi's last work is the Deposition for the Santissima Annunziata church in Florence, which at his death in April 1504 was unfinished.

It was during his reign that three extant cathedrals of the Kremlin, the Deposition Church, and the Palace of Facets were constructed.

A Deposition was painted in 1636 by Niccolò Roccatagliata in collaboration with Sebastiano.

In 1891 he was one of the signatories of the Act of Deposition of Presidente Balmaceda.

Deposition was very rapid.

In 1178 he was at work at the Cathedral of Parma, where a bas-relief of the Deposition from the cross.

The structure was topped with a barbican church dedicated to the Deposition of the Virgin's Robe and symbolizing the Theotokos's protection of Andrew's capital.

In 1980, the U. S. Congress passed an Acid Deposition Act.

* Combustion Chemical Vapor Deposition ( CCVD ) – Combustion Chemical Vapor Deposition or flame pyrolysis is an open-atmosphere, flame-based technique for depositing high-quality thin films and nanomaterials.

* Hybrid Physical-Chemical Vapor Deposition ( HPCVD ) – This process involves both chemical decomposition of precursor gas and vaporization of a solid source.

* Fundamentals of Chemical Vapor Deposition, by TimeDomain CVD, Inc.

* The Deposition ( Rogier van der Weyden ), an oil painting, c. 1435

Deposition can occur when sediments settle onto the surface of the Earth and later lithify into sedimentary rock, or when as volcanic material such as volcanic ash or lava flows blanket the surface.

Deposition of this heavily saline soil on nearby fields effectively sterilizes them.

Positional C < sub > 2 </ sub > Deposition on Diamond C ( 110 ) Surface using Si / Ge / Sn-based Dimer Placement Tools.

Deposition can occur when sediments settle onto the surface of the Earth and later lithify into sedimentary rock, or when as volcanic material such as volcanic ash or lava flows, blanket the surface.

* Deposition is any process that grows, coats, or otherwise transfers a material onto the wafer.

Deposition of transported sediment forms many types of sedimentary rocks, which make up the geologic record of Earth history.

* 476: August 28: Deposition of Romulus Augustulus by Odoacer: traditional date for the Fall of Rome in the West.

Deposition of levees is a natural consequence of the flooding of meandering rivers which carry high proportions of suspended sediment in the form of fine sands, silts, and muds.

His Deposition of Christ draws on classical sarcophagi to spread the figures across the front of the picture space in a complex and not wholly successful arrangement.

Inside the building is a stone-vaulted antechapel, at the end of which hangs a ' Deposition of the Cross ' by Anton Rafael Mengs, completed around 1777.