noun Download 🔗Share A formal solemn objection or other declaration Examples : "Despite his loud protestations of innocence, the teacher still suspected the student of cheating. " politics statement law government action right Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "Despite her loud protestation that she hadn't seen the missing cookies, the crumbs on her face told a different story. " law politics government statement language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading