Definitions for: Protestation


[n] a strong declaration of protest
[n] a formal and solemn declaration of objection; "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to register his protest"; "the many protestations did not stay the execution"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: protest

See Also: declaration, objection

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