Protestation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Protestation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
protestation 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" Synonym(s): protest, protestation a strong declaration of protest
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Protestation \Prot`esta"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. [bd] The protestation* of our faith.[b8] --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.