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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Protestation  \Prot`es*ta"tion\,  n.  [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)  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  protestation 
  n  1:  a  formal  and  solemn  declaration  of  objection;  "they  finished 
  the  game  under  protest  to  the  league  prsident";  "the 
  senator  rose  to  register  his  protest";  "the  many 
  protestations  did  not  stay  the  execution"  [syn:  {protest}] 
  2:  a  strong  declaration  of  protest 




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