See depose in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "to remove (a leader) from office",
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"sense": "to remove (a leader) from office",
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"sense": "to remove (a leader) from office",
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"roman": "davam pokazanija",
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"sense": "to give evidence or testimony",
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"sense": "to give evidence or testimony",
"word": "unter Eid m aussagen"
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"roman": "davam kletva",
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"word": "uit het ambt ontzetten"
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"sense": "to interrogate and elicit testimony",
"word": "eed getuigenis/ afleggen afnemen"
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"sense": "to interrogate and elicit testimony",
"word": "verhoren"
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