objection
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
Types & categories
- communication hypernym
Related & opposite
- expostulate derivation
- object derivation
Sense 2 noun
the speech act of objecting
Types & categories
Sense 3 noun
the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
Types & categories
- resistance hypernym
- boycott hyponym
- direct action hyponym
- demonstration hyponym
- walkout hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 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
Types & categories
- procedure hypernym
- recusation hyponym
Related & opposite
- law domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | expostulate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | object |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | communication |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | speech act |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | challenge |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | complaint |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | demurrer |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dissent |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | exception |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | gripe |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | protest |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | protest |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | object |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | protest |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | object |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | resistance |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | boycott |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | direct action |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | demonstration |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | walkout |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | procedure |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | recusation |