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

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