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attribution

noun

Meaning

  1. The act of attributing something.
  2. An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
  3. A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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