imputation
1. [ noun ] (law,criminal law) a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense)
Examples:

"he denied the imputation"

Related terms: accusation finger-pointing impute
2. [ noun ] the attribution to a source or cause
Examples:

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

Related terms: attribution ascribe
Similar spelling:   impatient
  impatience
  impatiently
  imputable
  impatient_of