meaning of protestation
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. 
3.  a strong declaration of protest
						 
