Imputation

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˌɪm.pjʊˈteɪ.ʃən/Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

From Middle French imputation, from Latin imputatio

Full definition of imputation

Noun

1. The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.
2. That which has been imputed or charged.
3. Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.
4. (theology) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another; as, the imputation of the sin of Adam, or the righteousness of Christ.
5. Opinion; intimation; hint.

Related terms

• imputability
• imputable
• imputableness
• imputably
• impute