OBJECTION

Definition of OBJECTION

  1. (noun)the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
  2. (noun)the speech act of objecting
  3. (noun)the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
  4. (noun)(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