deposition vs plea

deposition

noun
  • The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken. 

  • The removal of someone from office. 

  • The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface. 

  • The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor. 

  • The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit. 

  • The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it. 

  • The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation) 

plea

noun
  • The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s declaration and demand. 

  • That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification. 

  • A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common Pleas. 

  • An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty. 

  • An allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer. 

  • An excuse; an apology. 

  • That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause. 

verb
  • To plead; to argue. 

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