"improbation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: improbations [plural]
Etymology: Latin improbatio. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|improbatio}} Latin improbatio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} improbation (countable and uncountable, plural improbations)
  1. disapproval Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-improbation-en-noun-9XM50GA3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 65 35
  2. (law, Scotland) The act by which falsehood and forgery are proved; an action brought for the purpose of having some instrument declared false or forged. Tags: Scotland, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-improbation-en-noun-DolfCp5Z Categories (other): Scottish English Topics: law

Inflected forms

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