Associations to the word «Protestation»
Noun
- Confidence
- Covenant
- Compliment
- Counsel
- Fanny
- Delight
- Faith
- Vengeance
- Dignity
- Cry
- Honour
- Profession
- Pardon
- Decree
- Proceeding
- Regard
- Passion
- Majesty
- Touching
- Accusation
- Protest
- Defendant
- Embrace
- Assurance
- Liberty
- Parliament
- Gesture
- Excuse
- Pope
- Testimony
- Suffering
- Full
- Truth
- Sermon
- Accused
- Expression
- Fury
- Petition
- Wrong
- Sympathy
- Virtue
- Cease
- Courage
- Sentiment
- Shake
- Weakness
- Anger
- Heart
- Assistant
- Desire
- Sigh
- Privilege
- Letter
- Farewell
- Doubt
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
PROTESTATION, noun. A formal solemn objection or other declaration
PROTESTATION, noun. (legal) (historical) 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.
Dictionary definition
PROTESTATION, noun. 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".
PROTESTATION, noun. A strong declaration of protest.
Wise words
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.