take exception

English Thesaurus

1. raise a formal objection in a court of law (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	object,
definition	:	express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	appeal,
definition	:	challenge (a decision) (verb.social)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

derivation	:	challenge,
definition	:	a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror (noun.communication)

derivation	:	challenge,
definition	:	a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror (noun.communication)