Avowal vs Protestation - What's the difference?
avowal | protestation | Related terms |
a formal solemn objection or other declaration
* Latimer
(legal, historical) A declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial.
Avowal is a related term of protestation.
As nouns the difference between avowal and protestation
is that avowal is an open declaration of affirmation or admission of knowledge while protestation is a formal solemn objection or other declaration.protestation
English
Noun
(en noun)- The protestation of our faith.