imputation
[ im-pyoo-tey-shuhn ]
noun
the act of imputing.
an attribution, as of fault or crime; accusation.
Origin of imputation
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How to use imputation in a sentence
Examples of such pretensions and imputations will be given in future pages.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton RyersonThroughout that age such imputations were freely made and believed against heretics.
The Age of Erasmus | P. S. AllenImputations were made, such as I presume were never before uttered by one lawyer against another in a court of law.
The Kellys and the O'Kellys | Anthony TrollopeThe public readily acquitted her of all the base imputations that had been cast upon her.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall | W. R. H. TrowbridgeThe Knight bit his lip; for even from the fool's sarcasm he could gather the imputations already rife upon his conduct.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) | Charles James Lever
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