objection (redirected from objections)

ob·jec·tion  (b-jkshn)

n.

1.

a. The act of objecting: What grounds do you have for objection? I take objection to that remark.

b. Law The formal registration of protest against the admission of a piece of evidence at trial, on the grounds of some legal defect.

2. A statement presented in opposition.

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

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objection [əbˈdʒɛkʃən]

n

1. an expression, statement, or feeling of opposition or dislike

2. a cause for such an expression, statement, or feeling

3. the act of objecting

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 This objection has obviously been dropped.
support, agreement, acceptance, endorsement, affirmation, assent, approbation

Quotations
"A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel" [Heywood Broun]

Translations

objection [əbˈdʒekʃən] N

1. (= aversion)
do you have any objection to my smoking? → ¿le molesta que fume?
I have no objection to people having a celebration, but → no tengo nada en contra de que la gente celebre cosas, pero ...

2. (= opposing view) → objeción f; (= problem) → inconveniente m
are there any objections? → ¿alguna objeción? → ¿alguien en contra?
what is your objection? → ¿qué objeción tienes?
we have no objection to the plan → no tenemos ninguna objeción al plan
I have no objection → no tengo inconveniente
do you have any objection to my going? → ¿tienes algún inconveniente en que vaya(yo)?
they had no objection to our being present → no tuvieron ningún inconveniente en que or no pusieron ninguna objeción a que estuviéramos presentes
she made no objection → no puso ninguna objeción
it met with no objection → nadie se opuso
to raise objections (to sth) → poner objeciones(a algo)
I see no objection → no veo inconveniente

3. (Jur) objection! → ¡protesto!
objection overruled! → no ha lugar a la protesta
objection sustained! → ha lugar a la protesta

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objection [əbˈdʒɛkʃ^ən] n

(= criticism) → objection f
to make an objection (during discussion) → faire une objection
to raise an objection (during discussion) → soulever une objection
to voice an objection to sth → émettre une objection à qch

to have no objection to sth (= have nothing against) → n'avoir aucune objection à qch
I have no objection to banks making money → Je n'ai aucune objection à ce que les banques fassent de l'argent.
if you have no objection → si vous n'y voyez pas d'objection
I'd like to smoke, if you have no objection → J'aimerais fumer si vous n'y voyez pas d'objection.

(= drawback) → objection f

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objection

n

(= reason against) → Einwand m → (to gegen); to make or raise an objection (to something) → einen Einwand (gegen etw) machen or erheben (geh); I have no objection to his going away → ich habe nichts dagegen (einzuwenden), dass er weggeht; are there any objections? → irgendwelche Einwände?; I see no objection to it → ich sehe nichts, was dagegen spricht; what are your objections to it/him? → was haben Sie dagegen/gegen ihn (einzuwenden)?, welche Einwände haben Sie dagegen/gegen ihn?; objection! (Jur) → Einspruch!

(= dislike) → Abneigung f; (= disapproval) → Einspruch m, → Widerspruch m; I have no objection to him (as a person) → ich habe nichts gegen ihn

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objection [əbˈdʒɛkʃ/ən] n → obiezione f
to make or raise an objection → sollevare un'obiezione
there is no objection to your going → non c'è alcuna obiezione alla tua partenza
are there any objections? → ci sono obiezioni?
have you any objection to my smoking? → la disturba se fumo?
if you have no objection → se non hai nulla in contrario

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objection [əbˈdʒɛkʃ/ən] n → obiezione f
to make or raise an objection → sollevare un'obiezione
there is no objection to your going → non c'è alcuna obiezione alla tua partenza
are there any objections? → ci sono obiezioni?
have you any objection to my smoking? → la disturba se fumo?
if you have no objection → se non hai nulla in contrario

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