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Objection

nounid 100418·updated May 18, 2026
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a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning, witness, 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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dissentexpostulationprotestremonstranceremonstration
plural
Objections
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Objection's
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Objections'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning, witness, piece of evidence, or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality
§2
the act of protesting
§3
the speech act of objecting
§4
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

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