Objection
[əb'dʒekʃ(ə)n] or [əb'dʒɛkʃən]
Definition
(noun.) (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.
(noun.) the speech act of objecting.
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Definition
(n.) The act of objecting; as, to prevent agreement, or action, by objection.
(n.) That which is, or may be, presented in opposition; an adverse reason or argument; a reason for objecting; obstacle; impediment; as, I have no objection to going; unreasonable objections.
(n.) Cause of trouble; sorrow.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Exception, difficulty, CAVIL, DEMURRER.
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Examples
- There can be no positive objection, Sir Percival, to that reason---- Very well! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I suppose you can have no objection to do that. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- If the guests chose to partake of what was served, he saw no objection; but it was served for the maintenance of his rank. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It's policy to give 'em line enough, and there's no objection to that. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I've no objection to take you that way. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I have no objection to Mr Lightwood, but I have a particular objection to some of Mr Lightwood's friends--in short, to one of Mr Lightwood's friends. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It is no valid objection that science as yet throws no light on the far higher problem of the essence or origin of life. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- It was a great objection, but not an insurmountable one. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I have not the least objection to seeing it, I assure you, Mrs General,' returned the other, carelessly. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- There can be no objection, then, to Fanny's going with you; there can be no doubt of your having room for her. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Why, where can they still find any ground for objection? Plato. The Republic.
- When that has been done, there can be no objection to her watching the result, with the rest of us. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I did it because I thought it would offend you; but, as you made no objection, I never did it again. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I shall have no objection at all. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Now this may be esteemed an objection to the present system. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- I was not long in finding out that the objections to Smith's promotion were well founded. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I believe many objections might be made to this system But at present I shall confine myself to one, which is in my opinion very decisive. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Such objections as the above would be fatal to my view, if it included advance in organisation as a necessary contingent. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Before coming to Mr. Mivart's objections, it may be well to explain once again how natural selection will act in all ordinary cases. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- His objections were very simple: We've got the organization in fine shape now--we know where every voter in the district stands. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I wish to inquire of his lordship respectfully, if he has objections to tell me whether or not he has ever threatened to put me under arrest? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- A thousand objections rushed into my mind. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I will have you BOTH go, said Mrs. Dashwood; these objections are nonsensical. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- But these cases are so wonderful that they were introduced as difficulties or objections to our theory. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Why, as to the friendly move,' observed the last-named gentleman, rubbing his knees peevishly, 'one of my objections to it is, that it DON'T move. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- In one breath, I grant both objections--in another breath, I remove them. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- With a little familiarity such superficial objections will be forgotten. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- I am afraid that whatever theory we state has very grave objections to it, returned my companion. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- In the sixth chapter I enumerated the chief objections which might be justly urged against the views maintained in this volume. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- I don't send for you to make objections, Mrs. Michelson--I send for you to carry out my plans of economy. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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