ATTRIBUTION
attribution, ascription
(noun) assigning to a cause or source; “the attribution of lighting to an expression of God’s wrath”; “he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso”
attribution, ascription
(noun) assigning some quality or character to a person or thing; “the attribution of language to birds”; “the ascription to me of honors I had not earned”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
attribution (countable and uncountable, plural attributions)
The act of attributing something.
An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
(law) A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
Source: Wiktionary
At`tri*bu"tion, n. Etym: [L. attributio: cf. F. attribution.]
1. The act of attributing or ascribing, as a quality, character, or
function, to a thing or person, an effect to a cause.
2. That which is ascribed or attributed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition