imputation

• Nom féminin désignant l'action d'attribuer quelque chose à quelqu'un, surtout un défaut, une faute ou une qualité négative, ou le fait de rejeter la responsabilité d'un acte sur une personne.

A noun referring to the act of attributing something, especially a fault, crime, or negative quality, to someone or something.

1. Accusation or chargeC1formal

   A statement that suggests someone has done something dishonest or illegal.

   Accusation ou inculpation

   • The imputation of theft against him was completely false.
   • She denied the imputation that she had lied.
   • The lawyer argued that the imputation was based on rumors.

   Synonymesaccusationallegationchargedenunciationincriminationindictment

2. Attribution to a sourceC1formal

   The act of assigning something, such as a quality or action, to a particular person or cause.

   Imputation (attribution à une source)

   • The imputation of the success to the team's hard work was fair.
   • His imputation of the error to a software bug was accurate.
   • The imputation of motives to others can be misleading.

   Synonymesascriptionassignmentattributionchargecredit

   Antonymesabsolutionexoneration