n.
1.the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
2.the speech act of objecting
3.the act of protesting
4.(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
Idiom of the Day
green with envy
to be very jealous, to be full of envy
The little girl was green with envy when she saw her friend`s new bicycle.