attribution

Meaning

1. The act of attributing something.
2. An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
3. A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌæ.tɹɪˈbju.ʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French attribution, from Latin attributio.

Sentences

This took on core notions in cognitive psychology and in particular memory and attribution .