protestation

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) A formal solemn objection or other declaration.
  2. (countable, historical, uncountable) 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.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌpɹɒtɪsˈteɪʃən/
Etymology

From Old French protestacion, from Latin prōtestātiō.

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