objection
n.
act of objecting; opposition; appeal; denial; protest
Objection
objection
Noun
1. the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
(synonym) expostulation, remonstrance
(hypernym) dissuasion
(derivation) object
2. the speech act of objecting
(hypernym) speech act
(hyponym) challenge
3. the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
(synonym) protest, dissent
(hypernym) resistance
(hyponym) boycott
(derivation) object
4. (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality
(hypernym) procedure
(hyponym) recusation
(classification) law, jurisprudence
objection (f)
n.
kick, objection
Objection
(n.)
The act of objecting; as, to prevent agreement, or action, by objection.
(n.)
That which is, or may be, presented in opposition; an adverse reason or argument; a reason for objecting; obstacle; impediment; as, I have no objection to going; unreasonable objections.
(n.)
Cause of trouble; sorrow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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