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Deposition of al-Nasir Muhammad (1294)
The deposition of al-Nasir Muhammad (خلع الناصر محمد) was the 1294 removal of the boy Mamluk sultan of Egypt by amirs led by the viceroy Kitbugha, who took the throne.
Deposition of Askia Muhammad by Musa
The deposition of Askia Muhammad by Musa was the 1528 removal of Songhai's emperor by his sons, who declared Musa king, opening a decade of succession warfare.
Deposition of Crown Prince Liu Rong
The Deposition of Crown Prince Liu Rong (废太子刘荣案) was the removal of Liu Rong, son and designated heir of Emperor Jing of Han, from the position of crown prince.
Deposition of Emperor Fei of Jin
The Deposition of Emperor Fei of Jin (桓温废海西公) was the removal of Jin emperor Sima Yi, later known as Haixi Gong, by the general Huan Wen, who fabricated charges of impotence against the faultless emperor.
Deposition of Empress Guo
The Deposition of Empress Guo (郭皇后被废) was the removal of Emperor Renzong of Song's first empress in 1033, the first deposition in the Song dynasty.
Deposition of Empress Xu
The Deposition of Empress Xu (许皇后废后案) was the removal of Empress Xu, wife of Emperor Cheng of Han, on witchcraft charges in 18 BC after losing favor to the Zhao sisters.
Deposition of Gung Ye
The deposition of Gung Ye was the removal of Gung Ye, king of Taebong, in June 918 by a coup of his cavalry generals, who enthroned Wang Geon in his place.
Deposition of Ismail Pasha
The Deposition of Ismail Pasha (عزل الخديوي إسماعيل) was the Ottoman sultan's removal of Egypt's Khedive Ismail on 26 June 1879, replacing him with his son Tawfiq.
Deposition of Iyasu V
The deposition of Iyasu V was the removal of Ethiopia's emperor by Shoan nobles and clergy in Addis Ababa in 1916, on grounds of apostasy and conversion to Islam.
Deposition of Liu He, King of Changyi
The deposition of Liu He, King of Changyi (昌邑王废立) was the removal of Liu He from the Han throne after 27 days by the regent Huo Guang.
Deposition of Murad V
The deposition of Murad V (عزل مراد خامس) was the removal of the Ottoman sultan Murad V by fatwa on grounds of insanity on 31 August 1876, after a reign of 93 days.
Deposition of Nu'man III
The Deposition of Nu'man III (سقوط الحيرة) was the removal and killing of al-Nu'man III, last Lakhmid king of al-Hira, by the Sasanian king Khosrow II around 602.
Deposition of Uijong
The deposition of Uijong was the overthrow of the Goryeo king by military officers led by Jeong Jung-bu in 1170, beginning a century of military rule in Goryeo.
Deposition of Vasily Shuisky
The Deposition of Vasily Shuisky (Свержение Василия Шуйского) was the removal of Tsar Vasily IV by an armed Moscow uprising on 17 July 1610, led by Prokofy Lyapunov.
Deposition of Yeonsan-gun
The deposition of Yeonsan-gun (연산군 폭정과 폐위) was the 1506 coup, the Jungjong Banjeong, that deposed the tyrannical Joseon king, exiled him to Ganghwa Island, and enthroned his half-brother Jungjong.
Depositional sequence
A depositional sequence is a relatively conformable succession of genetically related strata bounded by unconformities, recording one cycle of relative sea-level change and serving as the fundamental unit of sequence stratigraphy.
Depository institution
A depository institution is a financial institution licensed to accept deposits from the public, covering commercial banks, savings institutions, and credit unions, with deposits insured by the FDIC.
Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act
The Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act (DIDMCA) is a 1980 US federal law that expanded Federal Reserve control and phased out deposit interest-rate ceilings.
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is the American holding company that owns the Depository Trust Company, NSCC, and FICC, the principal post-trade market utilities of the United States.
Deposits on teeth
Deposits on teeth (accretions; ICD-10 K03.6, ICD-11 DA08.4) cover dental calculus or tartar, plaque, materia alba, and stains; calculus is mineralized plaque affecting about 90% of people, removed by scaling.
Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd
Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd was a 2020 English libel case in which Johnny Depp sued The Sun's publisher over calling him a "wife beater", and lost.
Depp v. Heard
Depp v. Heard, CL-2019-2911, was the 2022 Fairfax County, Virginia defamation trial in which Johnny Depp sued Amber Heard over her 2018 Washington Post op-ed; the jury awarded Depp $10 million plus reduced punitive damages and Heard $2 million, later settled for $1 million.
Depraved-heart murder
Depraved-heart murder, also called depraved indifference or extreme indifference murder, is unintentional homicide treated as murder because of extreme recklessness showing wanton indifference to human life; a form of implied malice aforethought, usually second-degree murder, distinct from manslaughter by that added element.
Depravity (film)
Depravity (formerly Sic) is a 2024 American crime thriller, Paul Tamasy's directorial debut, starring Victoria Justice, Devon Ross, Taylor John Smith, and Dermot Mulroney; Paramount released it digitally October 15, 2024.
Deprecation
Deprecation is the practice of discouraging use of a software feature, API, or product while it still works, warning users and steering them to replacements before possible removal.
Depreciation
Depreciation, also called capital consumption or depreciation expense, is the systematic allocation of an asset's cost over its useful life, using methods such as straight-line and declining balance.
Deprescribing
Deprescribing is the supervised withdrawal of inappropriate medications to manage polypharmacy; over 40% of adults 75 and older take five or more drugs, and about 50% of older adults take at least one potentially inappropriate medication.
DEPRESS/PHQ-9 study
DEPRESS/PHQ-9 (NCT06702761) is an Al-Nahrain University observational cross-sectional study estimating prevalence and severity of depression among cardiothoracic surgery healthcare workers in Baghdad, Iraq, using the self-administered PHQ-9, with about 200 participants recruited at one Baghdad site from December 2024.
Depressant
Depressant (CNS depressant): a drug class slowing brain activity, also called sedatives or tranquilizers; includes benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and sleep medicines used for insomnia, anxiety, panic attacks, and seizures, with GABA_A mechanisms and overdose risks.
Depressariidae
Depressariidae, the flat-bodied moths, is a Gelechioidea moth family established by Meyrick in 1883 with about 2,300 species, broad flat-held wings of 10-25 mm, and plant-feeding larvae; formerly a subfamily of Oecophoridae or Elachistidae, now a separate family.