objection

nouns

the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
is derived from
the speech act of objecting
is a type of (narrower)
the use of language to perform some act
the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
is derived from
is derived from
(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
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
is a type of (narrower)
a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings