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Objection definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OBJEC'TION, n. [L. objectio.]
1. The act of objecting.
2. That which is presented in opposition; adverse reason or argument. The defendant urged several objections to the plaintiff's claims. The plaintiff has removed or overthrown those objections.
3. That which may be offered in opposition; reason existing, though not offered, against a measure or an opinion. We often have objections in our minds which we never offer or present in opposition.
4. Criminal charge; fault found.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest [syn: expostulation, remonstrance, remonstration, objection]
2: the speech act of objecting
3: the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent [syn: protest, objection, dissent]
4: (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

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century 1. an act of objecting 2. a. a reason or argument presented in opposition b. a feeling or expression of disapproval

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 an expression or feeling of opposition or disapproval. 2 the act of objecting. 3 an adverse reason or statement. Etymology: ME f. OF objection or LL objectio (as OBJECT)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Objection Ob*jec"tion, n. [L. objectio: cf. F. objection.] 1. The act of objecting; as, to prevent agreement, or action, by objection. --Johnson. 2. That which is, or may be, presented in opposition; an adverse reason or argument; a reason for objecting; obstacle; impediment; as, I have no objection to going; unreasonable objections. ``Objections against every truth.'' --Tyndale. 3. Cause of trouble; sorrow. [Obs. or R.] He remembers the objection that lies in his bosom, and he sighs deeply. --Jer. Taylor. Syn: Exception; difficulty; doubt; scruple.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(objections) 1. If you make or raise an objection to something, you say that you do not like it or agree with it. Some managers have recently raised objection to the PFA handling these negotiations... Despite objections by the White House, the Senate voted today to cut off aid. ? approval N-VAR 2. If you say that you have no objection to something, you mean that you are not annoyed or bothered by it. I have no objection to banks making money... I no longer have any objection to your going to see her. N-UNCOUNT: with brd-neg

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Exception, difficulty, doubt, scruple.

Moby Thesaurus

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