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OBJECTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("objection" is a kind of...):
procedure (a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "objection"):
recusation ((law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("objection" is a kind of...):
resistance (group action in opposition to those in power)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "objection"):
boycott (a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies)
direct action (a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands)
demonstration; manifestation (a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature))
walkout (the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest)
Derivation:
object (express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent)
object (be averse to or express disapproval of)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The speech act of objecting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("objection" is a kind of...):
speech act (the use of language to perform some act)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "objection"):
challenge (a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror)
complaint (an expression of grievance or resentment)
demur; demurral; demurrer ((law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings)
dissent ((law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority)
exception (grounds for adverse criticism)
beef; bitch; gripe; kick; squawk (informal terms for objecting)
protest; protestation (a formal and solemn declaration of objection)
protest (the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
Synonyms:
expostulation; objection; remonstrance; remonstration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("objection" is a kind of...):
communicating; communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)
Derivation:
object (express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent)
Context examples:
Have you any objection, Sir Charles?
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“I have no objection to telling you,” he said.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I want to see whether the objections are fatal, or if they may be explained away.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
She did not in any way make objection, but looked at me gratefully whenever I caught her eye.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
My objection is this; though I think very well of Mrs. Jennings's heart, she is not a woman whose society can afford us pleasure, or whose protection will give us consequence.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
“I’ll run down an’ tyke a look over my kit, if you’ve no objections, sir, to wearin’ my things.”
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
I like his manners, and he looks like a little gentleman, so I've no objection to your knowing him, if a proper opportunity comes.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
He had calculated on these first objections: he was not irritated by them.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
His price was paid, his objections silenced, and the mountain gorges lay open to the invaders.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Squalling was the word for it; Pew's anger rose so high at these objections till at last, his passion completely taking the upper hand, he struck at them right and left in his blindness and his stick sounded heavily on more than one.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
