| NOUN | communication | objection, expostulation, remonstrance, remonstration | the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest |
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| communication | objection | the speech act of objecting | |
| act | objection, protest, dissent | the act of protesting | |
| act | objection | (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 |
| Sounds | ahbjheh'kshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of expressing earnest opposition or protest. | |
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| Synonyms | expostulation, remonstrance, remonstration | |
| Broader | communication, communicating | The activity of communicating |
| Spanish | objeción, protesta, reconvención, reparo | |
| Catalan | objecció, protesta, reconvenció | |
| Verbs | object | express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent |
| Meaning | The speech act of objecting. | |
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| Narrower | challenge | A formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror |
| complaint | An expression of grievance or resentment | |
| demur, demurral, demurrer | (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings | |
| dissent | (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority | |
| exception | grounds for adverse criticism | |
| gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk | informal terms for objecting | |
| protest, protestation | A formal and solemn declaration of objection | |
| protest | The act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval | |
| Broader | speech act | The use of language to perform some act |
| Spanish | objeción | |
| Catalan | objecció, protesta | |
| Meaning | The act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent. | |
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| Synonyms | protest, dissent | |
| Narrower | boycott | A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies |
| demonstration, manifestation | A public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) | |
| direct action | A protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands | |
| walkout | The act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest | |
| Broader | resistance | group action in opposition to those in power |
| Spanish | disensión, objeción, protesta | |
| Catalan | dissentiment, objecció, protesta | |
| Verbs | object | express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent |
| object | be averse to or express disapproval of | |
| Meaning | (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. | |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Narrower | recusation | (law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties |
| Broader | procedure | A mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings |
| Spanish | objeción | |
| Catalan | objecció | |
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