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objection
noun
a
reason
or
statement
that
shows
you
disagree
with
or
oppose
something
•
When
the
manager
suggested
working
on
Saturday
,
several
employees
raised
an
objection
.
When
the
manager
suggested
working
on
Saturday
,
several
employees
raised
an
objection
.
•
Do
you
have
any
objection
to
me
opening
the
window
?
Do
you
have
any
objection
to
me
opening
the
window
?
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Latin
‘
objectio
’
meaning
‘
opposition
’,
from
‘
objectare
’ ‘
set
against
’.
noun
in
a
courtroom
,
a
formal
protest
by
a
lawyer
asking
the
judge
to
disallow
a
question
,
statement
,
or
evidence
•
The
defense
attorney
stood
up
quickly
and
shouted
, "
Objection
,
leading
the
witness
!"
The
defense
attorney
stood
up
quickly
and
shouted
, "
Objection
,
leading
the
witness
!"
•
The
judge
overruled
the
prosecutor
’
s
objection
.
The
judge
overruled
the
prosecutor
’
s
objection
.
Same
origin
as
the
general
sense
;
specialized
in
legal
use
from
the
18th
century
.
