IMPUGNATION

Etymology

Noun

impugnation (countable and uncountable, plural impugnations)

The act of impugning

(legal) The act of appealing or revoking

Source: Wiktionary


Im`pug*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. impugnatio: cf. OF. impugnation.]

Definition: Act of impugning; opposition; attack. [Obs.] A perpetual impugnation and self-conflict. Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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