objection

Definitions

1. protest
2. The act of objecting.
3. A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).
4. An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party.
5. third-person singular present indicative
6. second-person singular imperative

Equivalents

Examples

“last-minute objection”

“In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience⟳ of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use⟳ for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.”

“I have⟳ no objection to any person's religion.”

“There are millions of Jews living in this country, who have⟳ known no other home than America, many of whom have⟳ strong objections to racism–and who vote⟳, in a supermajority, for the Democratic Party.”

“Counsel for the property owner immediately raised an objection which was sustained following argument outside the presence of the jury.”

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