Protestation
Prot`es`ta´tion
| n. | 1. | The act of making a protest; a public avowal; a solemn declaration, especially of dissent. |
| 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. |
| Noun | 1. |  protestation - 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"Synonyms: protest |
| 2. | protestation - a strong declaration of protest |
PROTESTATION. An asseveration made by taking God to witness. A protestation is a form of asseveration which approaches very nearly to an oath. Wolff, Inst. Sec. 375.
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