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Insistence vs Protestation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between insistence and protestation

is that insistence is the state of being insistent while protestation is a formal solemn objection or other declaration.

insistence

English

Noun

  • the state of being insistent
  • an urgent demand
  • (fencing) The forcing of an attack through the parry, using strength

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    * insist

    protestation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a formal solemn objection or other declaration
  • * Latimer
    • The protestation of our faith.
  • (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.

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    * protest

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