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protestation |
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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