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objection
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[ noun ] an expression of opposition to a course of action
Synonyms Used in print (Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)But in such an important question , we would be satisfied if the judgment were that the principal objection to the identity of forces which produce electricity and magnetism were only a difficulty , and not a thing which is contrary to_it . (Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)Counsel for the defense , however , shrewdly allowing himself to be swept by the current of dreadful recollections , rarely raised an objection . (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)On June 6 , 1958 , General_Motors submitted its objections to the Government 's proposal . (Harold Searles, "Schizophrenic Communication,"...)This behavior on her part subsided only after I had come to see the uncomfortably close similarity between , on_the_one_hand , her arranging the ventilation of the common living_room to her own liking , or turning the television off or on without regard_to the wishes of the others , and on_the_other_hand , my own coming stolidly into her room despite her persistent and vociferous objections , bringing my big easy_chair with me , usually shutting the windows of her room which she preferred to keep in a very cold state , and plunking myself down in my chair - in_short , behaving as if I owned her room . (George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)Even_so , he generally listened and was usually reasonable to those who voiced their objections properly . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
Used in print (Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)One who could be linked to anti-Semitism only by overcoming his objections is scarcely a good specimen of the Jew-baiter throughout the ages . (U.S. Reports. Volume 364. Cases Adjudged in the...)By making inroads in the name of law_enforcement into the protection which Congress has afforded to the marriage relationship , the Court today continues in the path charted by the recent decision in Wyatt_v._United_States , 362_U._S._525 , where the Court held that , under_the_circumstances of that case , a wife could be compelled to testify against her husband over her objection . Related terms resistance demonstration direct_action walkout boycott protest |
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[ noun ] (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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