attribution

Meanings

Plural: attributions

Noun

• assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
  • "the attribution of language to birds"
• assigning to a cause or source
  • "the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath"
  • "he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso"
• The act of attributing something.
• An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
• A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.

Synonyms

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Related Words

reattribution