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objection - the speech act of objecting |
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speech act the use of language to perform some act
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challenge a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
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complaint (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
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demur,
demurral,
demurrer (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
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dissent a difference of opinion
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exception a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"
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gripe,
squawk,
beef,
bitch,
kick informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here"
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protestation,
protest a strong declaration of protest
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protest the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
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objection - (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 |
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procedure a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings
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jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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recusation (law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties
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