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infirmation rare.|ɪnfəˈmeɪʃən| [ad. L. infirmātiōn-em, n. of action f. infirmāre to infirm; cf. F. infirmation (1520 in Hatz.-Darm.).] The action of weakening or invalidating (evidence).
1808Bentham Sc. Reform 72 The testimony of each witness operating either in confirmation or infirmation of that of the rest. a1812― Ration. Judic. Evid. (1827) V. 128 For infirmation, or even for confirmation..it may still have its use. 1953W. V. Quine From Logical Point of View ii. 37 Method of empirical confirmation or infirmation. |