Protestation is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for PROTESTATION in dictionary:

NOUN:
• an avowal or solemn declaration
• an emphatic declaration in response to doubt or accusation
• an objection or protest
• The act of making a protest; a public avowal; a solemn declaration, especially of dissent.
• 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.
• a formal and solemn declaration of objection
• a strong declaration of protest
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• the act of protesting; a solemn declaration or avowal

Words related to PROTESTATION

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Words that contain PROTESTATION

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How to use PROTESTATION in a sentence

• There was no time to protest, even had I not realized, as I glanced into her eyes, that protestation would be useless.
• II, where it must be confessed that, in spite of her protestation, Mrs.
• They were born, as we may say, of a protestation of the human conscience.
• He served as captain of engineers in the army of Metz, and was one of the officers who signed the protestation against the surrender of Bazaine.
• But he had never heard them delivered with so earnest a protestation.
• It should contain nothing warmer than the assurance of his anxiety to be of service to her, in anything she undertook, and a protestation of respectful friendship at the end.
• He was instantly contrite, all soft humility, ears laid back with pleadingness for forgiveness and protestation of a warm throbbing heart of love.
• They put themselves elaborately in his way, to move at his approach with grunts of guttural protestation.
• Philip, all the while pushing forward his preparations for war, continued to make protestation of pacific intentions.
• Her eight lieutenants were now gathered about her in voluble protestation, and she heard them out.
• I knew them to be selfish, beggarly in the midst of wealth, and artificial in the fulness of protestation.
• Now that I have exhausted myself with indignation and protestation, Robert has taken up the same note, which is a comfort.
• Without argument or protestation of any sort, he had convinced her that it was no passing fancy of his that had prompted him to choose Nan for his wife.
• All the while, unmoved amidst protestation, appeal, and threat, the steady news-machine went on grinding out unsuppressible history for itself and its city.
• They framed a protestation, in which they repeated all their former claims for freedom of speech, and an unbounded authority to interpose with their advice and counsel.
• The commons, in their famous protestation 1621, fixed this rule with regard to the king, though at present they would not bind themselves by it.
• To convey more quickly the terror and indignation at this plot, the commons voted that a protestation should be signed by all the members.
• By his advice, a protestation was drawn and addressed to the king and the house of lords.
• This protestation, which, though just and legal, was certainly ill-timed, was signed by twelve bishops, and communicated to the king, who hastily approved of it.
• As soon as it was presented to the lords, that house desired a conference with the commons, whom they informed of this unexpected protestation.
• They complained that, notwithstanding this protestation, the bills were still insisted on, contrary to the solemn league, and to the treaty between the two nations.
• I may add, that Charles, when he asserted that protestation in the council books before his council, surely thought he had reason to justify his conduct.
• The lower house, in a protestation, declared this sentence unlawful and altogether null.
• The left made no more protestation against the right.
• The protestation of the minister against such wickedness only aroused the ire of the landlord and his family.
• Had Amidon really been one, this crisis would have passed naturally on to protestation, counter-protestation, tears, kisses, embraces, reconciliation.
• Savage returned a very solemn protestation of his innocence, but however appeared much disturbed at the accusation.
• Pope a protestation, that nothing should induce him ever to write to him again.
• No protestation was made, neither at court nor from the natives.
• Somehow one feels instinctively that Una did not, on meeting with the lion, launch forth into a protestation of her chastity.
• They drew out the bishops from sitting in the House, made a protestation equivalent to the Scotch Covenant, and this done, print their remonstrance.
• He set his lips tightly together and shook his head, gazing at her with a look of adoration and confidence that was almost violent in its protestation of love.

Similar words containing PROTESTA without suffix tion

protestant12 protestants13 protestations15 unprotestantise17 unprotestantize26

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