remonstrance

re·mon·strance | \ ri-ˈmän(t)-strən(t)s

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Definition of remonstrance

1 : an earnest presentation of reasons for opposition or grievance especially : a document formally stating such points

2 : an act or instance of remonstrating

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Many residents wrote letters of remonstrance to city officials. over the vociferous remonstrances of my parents I decided to drop my music lessons

Recent Examples on the Web Despite the remonstrances of her children (Andrés Talero and Catherine Nunez) and the transplant surgeon, Dr. Castillo (Ariel Texidó), Millie befriends the organ recipient, Amér (Joel Hernández Lara). — Celia Wren, Washington Post, "GALA’s ‘Exquisita Agonia’ pours its heart out," 13 Feb. 2020 His order penalizing anyone who harbored Quakers provoked 31 residents of Flushing on Long Island — none of them Quakers themselves — to sign a remonstrance, a collective appeal to redress their grievance. — Sam Roberts, New York Times, "Document That Inspired Bill of Rights Goes on Display in Manhattan," 27 June 2018 No one spoke out for or against a plan being considered by Lake County officials to issue $12 million in capital improvement bonds during a public hearing Tuesday opening the remonstrance period for the proposal. — Carrie Napoleon, Post-Tribune, "Public keeps mum on Lake $12M improvements plan," 9 May 2017

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“Remonstrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remonstrance. Accessed 12 Jul. 2020.

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