noun Download 🔗Share A formal solemn objection or other declaration Examples : "Despite his loud protestations of innocence, the evidence clearly showed he had taken the cookie. " politics government law statement 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 his loud protestations of innocence, Mark refused to directly answer whether he had seen the missing documents, raising suspicion further. " law politics government statement communication language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
