objection
//əbˈd͡ʒɛkʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- objections
Definitions
1.The act of objecting.
2.A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).
- I have no objection to any person's religion.
- There are millions of Jews living in this country, who have known no other home than America, many of whom have strong objections to racism–and who vote, in a supermajority, for the Democratic Party.
3.An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party.
- Counsel for the property owner immediately raised an objection which was sustained following argument outside the presence of the jury.
1.An assertion that a question or statement is in violation of the rules of the court.
- Objection! That is irrelevant to this case, Your Honor!
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4438
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
From Middle French objection, from Old French objeccion, from Latin obiectio.
Equivalent to object + -ion.