depose vs give the ax

depose

verb
  • To testify; to bear witness; to claim; to assert; to affirm. 

  • To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away. 

  • To interrogate and elicit testimony from during a deposition; typically done by a lawyer. 

  • To take or swear an oath. 

  • To remove (a leader) from (high) office, without killing the incumbent. 

  • To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition 

give the ax

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