Attribution

noun

Word Frequency: 2.5

Definitions

1.nounThe act of attributing something.

2.nounAn explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.

"The attribution of the quote is widely regarded as dubious."

3.nounA legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.

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