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US
/ˌɪmpjəˈteɪʃən/
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[ UK /ɪmpjuːtˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /ɪmpjuːtˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
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the attribution to a source or cause
the imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously -
a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense)
he denied the imputation
How To Use imputation In A Sentence
- Distrust naturally creates distrust, and by nothing is good-will and kind conduct more speedily changed than by invidious jealousies and uncandid imputations, whether expressed or implied.
- In no instance, therefore, in the illustrations of inaccuracy given in the preceding pages, is there any imputation of perverse and intentional inveracity. An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals
- It is for us to ascertain how far the imputation has been a mere pretext to accuse them of idolatry. A Philosophical Dictionary
- (Also) I think we need to be careful about the use of the word 'cannibalise' which brings with it an imputation of bad behaviour. Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
- Harvey Sacks has suggested to me that, in the case of directions, a small repayment is automatically involved, namely, the imputation, which could be positive, that the asked person looks like“a native of these parts.” Behavior in Public Places
- The imputation of such benefits raises a number of issues, including the correct identification of the beneficiaries.
- As an aside, how much of the decrease in progressivity comes from greater breadth of stock ownership -- if more people own stock, then more people are imputed to be be paying corporate income taxes -- not that such imputations have anything to do with actual tax incidence? The Distribution of Tax Burdens, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
- Directors contain _no charge, nor the slightest imputation of a charge_, against Mr. Fowke; _but I see no reason why the board should condescend to tell him so_. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12)
- All things are otherwise in the imputation of his righteousness unto us, which respects us absolutely, and not under a temporary capacity, abides with us for ever, changes our state and relation unto God, and is an effect of superabounding grace. The Doctrine of Justification by Faith
- To my shame a reputation bent or maimed defamed the image staid, and disrepute disgraced my case, plagued with infamy and ill repute, a name ablaze by imputation as a most unsavoury reputation won or lost or never claimed. Reputation Never Claimed
