deposition

noun7

1. •
   The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
2. •
   The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
3. •
   The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
4. •
   The removal of someone from office.

   • So, Andover featured in the Glorious Revolution, which involved the deposition of Catholic fraterniser James II and his replacement by stout Protestants William and Mary. — 2023
5. •
   The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
6. •
   The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
7. •
   The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.