attribution
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French attribution, from Latin attributio.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
attribution (countable and uncountable, plural attributions)
- The act of attributing something.
- An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
- The attribution of the quote is widely regarded as dubious.
- (law) A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
act
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acknowledgment of ownership or authorship
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin attribūtiō. Synchronically analysable as attribuer + -tion.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
attribution f (plural attributions)
- allocation, allotment
- (in the plural) remit, duty
- Je suis désolé, mais cela ne fait pas partie de mes attributions.
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “attribution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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