Im`pu*ta"tion (?), [L. imputatio an account, a
charge: cf. F. imputation.]
1. The act of imputing or charging;
attribution; ascription; also, anything imputed or charged.
Shylock. Antonio is a good man.
Bassanio. Have you heard any imputation to the
contrary?
Shak.
If I had a suit to Master Shallow, I would humor his
men with the imputation of being near their
master.
Shak.
2. Charge or attribution of evil; censure;
reproach; insinuation.
Let us be careful to guard ourselves against these
groundless imputation of our enemies.
Addison.
3. (Theol.) 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.
4. Opinion; intimation; hint.