Associations to the word «Imputation»

Wiktionary

IMPUTATION, noun. The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.
IMPUTATION, noun. That which has been imputed or charged.
IMPUTATION, noun. Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.
IMPUTATION, noun. (theology) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another; as, the imputation of the sin of Adam, or the righteousness of Christ.
IMPUTATION, noun. Opinion; intimation; hint.

Dictionary definition

IMPUTATION, noun. A statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense); "he denied the imputation".
IMPUTATION, noun. The attribution to a source or cause; "the imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley