objection
English Thesaurus
1. (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 (noun.act)
hypernym | : | procedure, |
definition | : | a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | recusation, |
definition | : | (law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties (noun.act) |
domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
2. the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent (noun.act)
hypernym | : | resistance, |
definition | : | group action in opposition to those in power (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | boycott, |
definition | : | a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | direct action, |
definition | : | a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | walkout, |
definition | : | the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest (noun.act) |
3. the speech act of objecting (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | speech act, |
definition | : | the use of language to perform some act (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | challenge, |
definition | : | a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | complaint, |
definition | : | an expression of grievance or resentment (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | demur, demurral, demurrer, |
definition | : | (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | dissent, |
definition | : | (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | exception, |
definition | : | grounds for adverse criticism (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | protest, protestation, |
definition | : | a formal and solemn declaration of objection (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | protest, |
definition | : | the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval (noun.communication) |
4. the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | communicating, communication, |
definition | : | the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information (noun.communication) |
5. the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent (noun.act)
derivation | : | object, |
definition | : | express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | dissent, protest, resist, |
definition | : | express opposition through action or words (verb.social) |
derivation | : | object, |
definition | : | be averse to or express disapproval of (verb.stative) |
6. the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest (noun.communication)
derivation | : | expostulate, |
definition | : | reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | object, |
definition | : | express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent (verb.communication) |
7. the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent (noun.act)
derivation | : | object, |
definition | : | express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | dissent, protest, resist, |
definition | : | express opposition through action or words (verb.social) |
derivation | : | object, |
definition | : | be averse to or express disapproval of (verb.stative) |
8. the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest (noun.communication)
derivation | : | expostulate, |
definition | : | reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | object, |
definition | : | express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent (verb.communication) |
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