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Noun: imputation  ,im-pyû'tey-shun
  1. A statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offence)
    "he denied the imputation"
     
  2. The attribution to a source or cause
    "the imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously"

Derived forms: imputations

Type of: accusal, accusation, ascription, attribution

Encyclopedia: Imputation