attribution.
The act of attributing something.
Meaning & usage
The act of attributing something.
An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
The attribution of the quote is widely regarded as dubious.
A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
Authority or function assigned
Where this word comes from
From Middle French attribution, from Latin attributio.
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