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objection

noun

1 objection

The act of expressing earnest opposition or protest.

synonyms: expostulation, remonstrance, remonstration.

Roget 706: prevention, preclusion, obstruction, stoppage; embolus, embolism [Med.]; infarct [Med.]; interruption, interception, interclusion; hindrance, impedition; retardment, ... show more

Roget 932: disapprobation, disapproval; improbation; disesteem, disvaluation, displacency; odium; dislike etc. 867.    dispraise, discommendation; blame, censure, ... show more

Dutch: vertoog, tegenspraak, objectie, tegenwerping
Polish: remonstracja

2 objection

The speech act of objecting.

Dutch: bedenking, bezwaar, maar

3 objection

The act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent.

synonyms: dissent, protest.

Dutch: protest, suggestie, tegenspraak, verzet

4 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.

Dutch: bezwaar


Moby thesaurus: answer, antipathy, argument, ban, bashfulness, beef, bitch, blackball, blackballing, block, blockade, boggle, boggling, bottleneck, boycott, catch, challenge, combative reaction, complaint, compunction ... show more.

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