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  • impute — im·pute /im pyüt/ vt im·put·ed, im·put·ing 1: to consider or calculate as a value or cost (as for taxation); broadly: to reckon as an actual thing impute a benefit from the use of the car 2 in the civil law of Louisiana: to direct (payment) to… …   Law dictionary

  • fault — n [Anglo French faute lack, failing, ultimately from Latin fallere to deceive, disappoint] 1: a usu. intentional act forbidden by law; also: a usu. intentional omission to do something (as to exercise due care) required by law see also negligence …   Law dictionary

  • Impute — Im*pute , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imputed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imputing}.] [F. imputer, L. imputare to bring into the reckoning, charge, impute; pref. im in + putare to reckon, think. See {Putative}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To charge; to ascribe; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • impute — [im pyo͞ot′] vt. imputed, imputing [ME imputen < OFr imputer < L imputare < in , in, to + putare, to estimate, think, orig., to prune, cleanse: see PURE] 1. to attribute (esp. a fault or misconduct) to another; charge with; ascribe 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • fault — n 1. defect, flaw, imperfection, Sl. bug; blemish, taint, spot, stain; frailty, weakness, infirmity, foible, shortcoming, failing. 2. error, mistake, inaccuracy; omission, oversight, slip up, slip, lapse; blunder, botch, fumble, foozle, Sl. boo… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • impute — imputable, adj. imputative /im pyooh teuh tiv/, adj. imputatively, adv. imputativeness, n. imputedly, adv. imputer, n. /im pyooht /, v.t., imputed, imputing. 1. to attr …   Universalium

  • impute — im•pute [[t]ɪmˈpyut[/t]] v. t. put•ed, put•ing 1) to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman[/ex] 2) to attribute or ascribe (something discreditable) to someone or something 3) to attribute (righteousness,… …   From formal English to slang

  • impeach — im·peach /im pēch/ vt [Anglo French empecher, from Old French empeechier to hinder, from Late Latin impedicare to fetter, from Latin in + pedica fetter, from ped pes foot] 1: to charge with a crime or misconduct; specif: to charge (a public… …   Law dictionary

  • Imputed — Impute Im*pute , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imputed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imputing}.] [F. imputer, L. imputare to bring into the reckoning, charge, impute; pref. im in + putare to reckon, think. See {Putative}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To charge; to ascribe; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Imputing — Impute Im*pute , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imputed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imputing}.] [F. imputer, L. imputare to bring into the reckoning, charge, impute; pref. im in + putare to reckon, think. See {Putative}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To charge; to ascribe; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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