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Definition: Protestation is a legal term used in common-law pleading and Scots law. In common-law pleading, it refers to a declaration made by a party that indirectly denies or affirms a fact without directly stating it. In Scots law, it refers to a defendant's action to compel a plaintiff to proceed with a case or let it fall if they have ...
Formerly, it was an allegation in pleadings at common law made by a party wishing to prevent an admission of a fact by him in one action from being used against him in another action.
A protestation is a form of asseveration which approaches very nearly to an oath. Wolff, Inst. Sec. 375. A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States.
As a noun, a protest is a public remonstrance or demonstration (usually expressing dissent) centered around an act or policy of a governing body, such as sending troops overseas, use of the death penalty, or any other regulation or law.
A protest (also called a demonstration, remonstration, or remonstrance) is a public expression of objection, disapproval, or dissent towards an idea or action, typically a political one.
PROTESTATION definition: 1. an act of saying something forcefully or complaining about something: 2. an act of saying…. Learn more.
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Protestation is a formal part of a plea in equity wherein the defendant reject any confession or acknowledgment by him of all or any part of the matters contained in the bill.
