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)
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.
To plead; to argue.