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).
| 1808 Bentham Sc. Reform 72 The testimony of each witness operating either in confirmation or infirmation of that of the rest. a 1812 ― Ration. Judic. Evid. (1827) V. 128 For infirmation, or even for confirmation..it may still have its use. 1953 W. V. Quine From Logical Point of View ii. 37 Method of empirical confirmation or infirmation. |