Meaning of Protestation

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Protestation

1. 1
   n.

   The act of making a protest; a public avowal; a solemn declaration, especially of dissent.

2. 2
   n.

   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.

3. 3
   n.

   The act of making a protest; a public avowal; a solemn declaration, especially of dissent.

4. 4
   n.

   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.