protestation

Noun

Meaning

The act of making a protest; a public avowal; a solemn declaration, especially of dissent.

Formerly, a declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

protest squawk oath cavil claim opposition criticism exception challenge dispute declaration profession kick announcement beef
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Antonyms

support agreement answer approval acceptance consent
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Hypernyms

declaration objection

Related terms

protest

Examples

All [the Snyder v. Westboro Baptist Church case] was, was a protestation by the government of the United States against the word of God. They don't want me preaching that God is punishing America by killing those servicemen. Fred Phelps

A southern moon is a sodden moon, and sultry. When it swamps the fields and the rustling sandy roads and the sticky honeysuckle hedges in its sweet stagnation, your fight to hold on to reality is like a protestation against a first waft of ether. Zelda Fitzgerald

they finished the game under protest to the league president Source: Internet

the senator rose to register his protest Source: Internet

the many protestations did not stay the execution Source: Internet

Every public protestation would have been another nail in Mr Belsham’s reputational coffin. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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