Category:Protestation

Prot`es*ta"tion, n. Etym: [l. protestatio: cf. F. protestation. See Protest.]

1. The act of making a protest; a public avowal; a solemn Declaration, especially of dissent. " the protestation of our faith." Latimer.

2. (law)

Defn: formerly, 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.