· the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
Synonym(s): expostulation, remonstrance, remonstration
Hypernym(s): communication, communicating
· the speech act of objecting
Hypernym(s): speech_act
· the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
Hypernym(s): resistance
· (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(s): procedure