imputation
noun
uk/ˌɪmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ us [ C or U ] LAW
a suggestion that someone is guilty of something, or that something is the cause of something else:
an imputation against sb/sth Nothing in the report carried any imputations against the company.
an imputation of sth There was no evidence to support the imputation of embezzlement of funds.
[ U ]
a way of calculating something when you do not have the full or correct data:
cost/data imputation