im·pu·ta·tion ( m py -t  sh n)n. 1. The act of imputing or ascribing; attribution. 2. Something imputed, ascribed, or attributed. im·pu ta·tive (m-py t-tv) adj.im·pu ta·tive·ly adv. |
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| Noun | 1. | imputation - a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense); "he denied the imputation" accusal, accusation - a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt finger-pointing, fingerpointing - the imputation of blame; "they want all the finger-pointing about intelligence failures to stop" |
| 2. | imputation - the attribution to a source or cause; "the imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously" ascription, attribution - assigning to a cause or source; "the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath"; "he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso" |
imputation
noun blame, charge, accusation, censure, slur, reproach, slander, attribution, insinuation, ascription, aspersion They avoided the imputation of criminal negligence.
Translations
imputation [ˌɪmpjʊˈteɪʃən] N (= attribution) → imputación f; (= accusation) → imputación f, acusación f
imputation
n (of crime) → Bezichtigung f; (of lie also) → Unterstellung f
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