while protesting
I'm washing up under protest because it's not my turn.
(US, law) of a payment made subject to dispute
Without full agreement.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgIf I had the force to overthrow these despotic laws I would use it without an instant's hesitation or delay, but I haven't got it, and so I am law-abiding under protest - not from scruple - and bide my time. Eugene V. Debs