English → Latin
“deposition” in Latin
testimōniumtestimony, witness; evidence, prooflentussticky, tenacious; slow, sluggish; flexible, pliantreddōto give back, return, restore; to give up, hand over, deliver, render, provide, assign; to surrender, relinquish, delive
The English word deposition itself goes back to Latin dēpōnō, through depositio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
deposition
Deprivation, of rank. Circumlocution by verbs. The deposition of Lentulus, *abrogatum Lentuli imperium: a law about the deposition of Lentulus, lex de abrogando Lentuli imperio.
Evidence, testimonium: to make a deposition, juratum aliquid affirmare: to make a deposition as to anything, testimonium alicujus rei dare or reddere; testimonium alicujus rei afferre.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for deposition?
- The usual Latin words for “deposition” are testimōnium, lentus, reddō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.