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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Protestation

/prōtˌ-ĕsˌ-tāsh'-ən/ · Prot·es·ta·tion · IPA /ˌpɹɒtɪsˈteɪʃən/
01 n. The act of making a protest; a public avowal; a solemn declaration, especially of dissent.
  1. 1.
    The act of making a protest; a public avowal; a solemn declaration, especially of dissent.
  2. 2.
    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.(Law)