Hypertext Webster Gateway: "protestation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Protestation \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
protestation
n 1: 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" [syn: {protest}]
2: a strong declaration of protest
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