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主张,断言,明言

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Protestation \Prot`es*ta"tion\, n. [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) 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.

资料来源 : WordNet®

protestation
     n 1: a formal and solemn declaration of objection; "they finished
          the game under protest to the league president"; "the
          senator rose to register his protest"; "the many
          protestations did not stay the execution" [syn: {protest}]
     2: a strong declaration of protest