# objection

Pronunciation: say "uhb-JEK-shuhn" /əbˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/

## Noun

1. A statement expressing opposition to something, or a reason for that opposition.
   - Simple: A reason or statement that shows you are against something.
   - _Several committee members voiced objections to the proposed budget cuts._
   - _Her objection to the merger rested on concerns about job losses._
2. The act of expressing opposition or raising a reason against something.
   - Simple: The act of saying out loud that you are against something.
   - _Her objection brought the negotiations to a sudden halt._
   - _The proposal passed without objection from any member of the board._
3. A formal protest raised during a trial when the opposing party violates the court's rules.
   - Simple: A formal complaint a lawyer makes in court when the other side breaks a rule.
   - _Defense counsel raised an objection to the prosecutor's leading question._
   - _The court overruled her objection and allowed the evidence to stand._

## Interjection

4. A courtroom exclamation asserting that a question or statement violates the rules of the court. *(US)*
   - Simple: A word a lawyer calls out in court to say that something just said breaks the rules.
   - _"Objection!" the attorney declared, rising quickly from her seat._
   - _Before the answer came, defense counsel called out, "Objection, relevance."_

## Origin

This word came from Middle French objection, from Old French objeccion, from Latin obiectio, and is equivalent to 'object' plus the suffix '-ion'.

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