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objection

noun
  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
    “The testimony was punctuated by a series of objections from the defendant's lawyer.”
  2. the act of protesting
    protestdissent
  3. the speech act of objecting
  4. the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
    expostulationremonstranceremonstration