an expression of grievance or resentment | (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 |
(formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow | the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent |
(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based | the speech act of objecting |
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense | the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest |
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining | |