objection (redirected from objections)

ob·jec·tion  (b-jkshn)

n.

1. The act of objecting.

2. A statement presented in opposition.

3. A ground, reason, or cause for expressing opposition.

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objection

Noun

1. an expression or feeling of opposition or disapproval

2. a reason for opposing something: the planning officer had raised no objection to the proposals

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	objection - the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest expostulation, remonstrance, remonstration communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"
	2.	objection - the speech act of objecting speech act - the use of language to perform some act challenge - a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror complaint - an expression of grievance or resentment demur, demurral, demurrer - (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings dissent - (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion" exception - grounds for adverse criticism; "his authority is beyond exception" gripe, squawk, beef, bitch, kick - informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" protest, protestation - a formal and solemn declaration of objection; "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to register his protest"; "the many protestations did not stay the execution" protest - the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval; "he shouted his protests at the umpire"; "a shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall"
	3.	objection - the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent protest, dissent boycott - a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies direct action - a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands resistance - group action in opposition to those in power demonstration, manifestation - a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war" walkout - the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak"
	4.	objection - (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 procedure - a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings recusation - (law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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objection

noun protest, opposition, complaint, doubt, exception, dissent, outcry, censure, disapproval, niggle (informal) protestation, scruple, demur, formal complaint, counter-argument, cavil, remonstrance, demurral << OPPOSITE agreement

Translations

objection [əbˈdʒɛkʃən] n → objeción f;

I have no objection to ... → no tengo inconveniente en, que ....

objection [əbˈdʒɛkʃən] object n → objection f (= drawback); inconvénient m;

if you have no objection → si vous n'y voyez pas d'inconvénient;

to make or raise an objection → élever une objection

objection [əbˈdʒɛkʃən] object n (argument) → Einwand m;

I have no objection to ... object → ich habe nichts dagegen, dass ...;

if you have no objection object → wenn Sie nichts dagegen haben;

to raise or voice an objection object → einen Einwand erheben or vorbringen

objection [əbˈdʒɛkʃən] n → obiezione f (= drawback); inconveniente m;

if you have no objection → se non ha obiezioni;

to make or raise an objection → sollevare un'obiezione