imputation

英 [,ɪmpjuː'teɪʃən] 美[,ɪmpjʊ'teʃən]

• n. 归罪；非难；归咎；污名

1. a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense);

"he denied the imputation"

2. the attribution to a source or cause;

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