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Depositions
- noun - (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office
- the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
- the act of putting something somewhere
- the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
Derogations
- noun - (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"
- a communication that belittles somebody or something
Derotremata
- - The tribe of aquatic Amphibia which includes Amphiuma, Menopoma, etc. They have permanent gill openings, but no external gills; -- called also Cryptobranchiata.
Desolations
- noun - a bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the landscape"
- an event that results in total destruction
- sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
- the state of being decayed or destroyed
Desorptions
- noun - changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state
Detonations
- noun - a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
- the act of detonating an explosive
Detoxicated
- verb - remove poison from; "detoxify the soil"
Detoxicates
- verb - remove poison from; "detoxify the soil"
Detoxifying
- verb - remove poison from; "detoxify the soil"
- treat for alcohol or drug dependence; "He was detoxified in the clinic"
Devolutions
- noun - the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
- the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality