imputation (noun)

a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense)

"he denied the imputation"

imputation (noun)

the attribution to a source or cause

"the imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously"

imputation (Noun)

The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.

imputation (Noun)

That which has been imputed or charged.

imputation (Noun)

Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.

imputation (Noun)

A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another; as, the imputation of the sin of Adam, or the righteousness of Christ.

imputation (Noun)

Opinion; intimation; hint.