protestations is a form of:

Protestation



noun
1.
(a strong affirmation, an objection, disputation, controversy, dispute) ការតវ៉ាពាក្យរឺលិខិតតវ៉ា, ការស្បថស្បែ
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) សេចក្តីប្រកាសបដិសេធជាឧឡារិក, បដិវាទកម្ម
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The act of making a protest; a public avowal; a solemn declaration, especially of dissent.
2.
Formerly, a declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial.