a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | (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 |
(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings | the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent |
(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings | the speech act of objecting |
| the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest |