Attribution

//ˌæ.tɹɪˈbju.ʃən// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of attributing something. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    assigning to a cause or source wordnet
  3. 3
    An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship. countable, uncountable

    "The attribution of the quote is widely regarded as dubious."

  4. 4
    assigning some quality or character to a person or thing wordnet
  5. 5
    A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act. countable, uncountable

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allocationapplicationarrogationascriptionassignationassignment

Example

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"Therefore, for any text you hold the copyright to, by submitting it, you agree to license it under the Creative Commons Attribution License 2.0 (fr)."

Etymology

From Middle French attribution, from Latin attributio.

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attribution theorynot for attribution

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