protestation

Meanings

Plural: protestations

Noun

• a formal and solemn declaration of objection
  • "the many protestations did not stay the execution"
• a strong declaration of protest
• A formal solemn objection or other declaration.
• 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.

Synonyms

protest

Related Words

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