objection
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Synonyms
challenge, complaint, demur, demurral, demurrer, difficulty, exception, expostulation, fuss, kick, protest, question, remonstrance, stink
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The Unites States is gearing up to provide emergency food and medicine to Venezuela, working with Guaido’s opposition movement over Maduro’s objections. — Scott Smith, The Seattle Times, "Venezuela’s dueling political movements each push elections," 6 Feb. 2019 The Constitution gives Congress vastly more power than the president — the president can’t even force a vote on legislation, while Congress can pass a bill even over the president’s objections. — Ezra Klein, Vox, "Trump endangers America because congressional Republicans let him," 21 Dec. 2018 After local police released him at the time to the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an immigration judge granted Vazquez bond over ICE objections and he was released, an agency spokesman said Tuesday. — Fox News, "Fishing crew member charged with murder in attack at sea," 25 Sep. 2018 Cheng issued a ruling in 2016 that allowed veterans’ groups, over the city’s objections, to remain in the War Memorial Veterans Building for little or no rent. — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, "SF public defenders make unusual bid for four Superior Court judges’ seats," 15 May 2018 The vote passed 256-167 in the House, despite objections from a number of conservative Republicans who were unhappy with the budget costs of the 2,232-page measure and because it was put out with so little time to be digested. — Adam Shaw, Fox News, "House approves $1.3 trillion spending bill; measure moves to Senate," 2 Oct. 2018 In March 2017, the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau approved the sale of a Montreal laser company to a firm partly owned by the Chinese government, despite objections from security officials in the previous Canadian government. — Dan Levin, New York Times, "A Tech Guru Captivated Canada. Then He Fled to China.," 10 July 2018 The practice is expected to continue indefinitely despite objections from Congress, as the Trump administration is eliminating 6,000 positions from the bureau's force, including 1,800 officer jobs. — Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, "Far beyond the border, immigration detentions tax federal prisons," 27 June 2018 The documents, while heavily redacted, were unsealed at the request of a lawyer representing the Times and other media outlets, and despite objections from DeAngelo’s defense team, the Times reports. — Jamie Ducharme, Time, "Investigators Collected the Suspected Golden State Killer's DNA While He Shopped at Hobby Lobby," 2 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'objection.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Note: Objections at trial are generally made for the purpose of opposing the admission of improper evidence. Such an objection must be made in a timely manner. Objections prevent the jury from seeing or hearing the evidence and preserve the issue for appeal. Objections may also be made on the ground of the opposing counsel's improper methods (as leading a witness) or for other technical reasons.
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