38 Verbs to Use for the Word deposition

A climax was reached when the marshal was asked to sign the deposition of some of the generals.

The man was indicted for wilful murder, and I am bound to say, after reading the depositions, I could come to no other conclusion than that he was guilty of the most cruel and deliberate murder, if the depositions were correct.

Henry summoned a synod at Worms in January, 1076, which decreed the deposition of the Pope.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt at this Department of your excellency's letter to the President of the 15th instant, inclosing three depositions of citizens of Maine in relation to certain movements of British troops in the disputed territory.

He sent a set of men to collect depositions, and they slew indiscriminately those who were denounced, 1600, it is said, in all.

" "Ah!" said Father Banks, "you need go no further, Alderman Balch is herehe is quite competent to receive his depositions.

The police took a great many depositions, and made a great fuss; but there the matter ended.

In the preceding year the journey to Varennes had been treated by the Republicans as a plea for pronouncing the deposition of the king; and, though they were defeated then, they were undoubtedly stronger in the new Assembly.

Our representative, as he seemed to expect, was so ill treated as to be unable to write: he was one of those who had voted the approval of La Fayette's conductall of whom were either massacred, wounded, or intimidated; and, by this means, a majority was procured to vote the deposition of the King.

To substantiate certain points, which belonged to this branch of the subject, I left several depositions and articles of agreement for the examination of the council.

First the poet tells the tale himself; then he tells what one half the world said and what the other; then he gives the deposition of the dying girl, the testimony of witnesses, the speech made by the count in his own defense, the arguments of counsel, etc., and, finally, the judgment of the pope.

And when it was proved, as it would be proved, that you had given these people a large sum of money, and had so secured their absence, do you think that the jury would refuse to believe their sworn depositions and whatever other evidence would remain?

"I looked up his depositions before I came away and what he said was this: 'I took my daughter to the Zoo in the afternoon.

There is much interesting matter aside from the treaty; Simon Girty makes depositions as to Braddock's defeat and Bouquet's fight; Lewis, Croghan, and others show the utter vagueness and conflict of the Indian titles to Kentucky, etc., etc.

He had previously written me, concerning the object of his proposed visit, which was to obtain the depositions of the board of managers, relative to all the money received through their agents for the colony.

If witnesses are to be purchased, we ought, at least, to offer an equal price on each side, that though they may be induced by the reward to offer their depositions, they may not be tempted to accuse rather than to justify.

All the members must, therefore, come up to the performance of this trust with firmness, candor, and a full determination to do what is rightto allow no personal timidity to forbid the deposit of a black ball, if the applicant is unworthy, and no illiberal prejudices to prevent the deposition of a white one, if the character and qualifications of the candidate are unobjectionable.

Upon resuming the case, the plaintiff produced his depositions, and proved that the defendant's grantor, John Williams, Junior, was the reputed natural son of Williams, of the Land Company, &c.; also called witnesses to show that Cole came into the county in 1818.

His mother seemed to feel like a traitor to her, and Mr. Charnock could hardly reconcile his darling's deposition with his pride in the newcomer.

Then he ordered him to be sworn, and recorded the following deposition: "Incarnation of Justice!

Upon what pretence did he refuse my deposition?

"We conclude, therefore, that the 'red clay' is not an additional substance introduced from without, and occupying certain depressed regions on account of some law regulating its deposition, but that it is produced by the removal, by some means or other, over these areas, of the carbonate of lime, which forms probably about 98 per cent.

Such a motion would naturally introduce Cromwell's speech respecting the deposition of the king and the disherison of his posterity.

The great princes of Germany sought his deposition.

But not to be bandying assertions where proof is abundant, I deem it my duty to transmit to Your Excellency the depositions of a number of gentlemen, citizens of this State, of great respectability, and whose statements are entitled to the most implicit confidence.

38 Verbs to Use for the Word  deposition