PROTESTATION
protestation
(noun) a strong declaration of protest
protest, protestation
(noun) a formal and solemn declaration of objection; “they finished the game under protest to the league president”; “the senator rose to register his protest”; “the many protestations did not stay the execution”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
protestation (countable and uncountable, plural protestations)
a formal solemn objection or other declaration
(legal, historical) A declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial.
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Source: Wiktionary
Prot`es*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. protestatio: cf. F. protestation. See Protest.]
1. The act of making a protest; a public avowal; a solemn declaration, especially of dissent. " The protestation of our faith." Latimer.
2. (Law)
Definition: Formerly, a declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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