(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 | the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do |
the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent | the collection of rules imposed by authority |
the speech act of objecting | |
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest | |