imputation

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noun

1. a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense)
- he denied the imputation
• Derivationally related forms:
impute
• Hypernyms:
accusation, accusal
• Hyponyms:
finger-pointing, fingerpointing
2. the attribution to a source or cause
- the imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously
• Derivationally related forms:
impute
• Hypernyms:
attribution, ascription