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Definition of Protest

1. Noun. A formal and solemn declaration of objection. "The many protestations did not stay the execution"

2. Verb. Utter words of protest.

3. Noun. The act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent.

4. Verb. Express opposition through action or words. "Dissent to the laws of the country"

5. Noun. The act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval. "A shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall"

6. Verb. Affirm or avow formally or solemnly. "The suspect protested his innocence"

Definition of Protest

1. v. i. To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness; to declare solemnly; to avow.

2. v. t. To make a solemn declaration or affirmation of; to proclaim; to display; as, to protest one's loyalty.

3. n. A solemn declaration of opinion, commonly a formal objection against some act; especially, a formal and solemn declaration, in writing, of dissent from the proceedings of a legislative body; as, the protest of lords in Parliament.

Definition of Protest

1. Verb. (intransitive) To make a strong objection. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To affirm (something). ¹

3. Verb. (transitive chiefly North America) To object to. ¹

4. Noun. A formal objection, especially one by a group. ¹

5. Noun. A collective gesture of disapproval: a demonstration. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Protest

1. to express strong objection [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Protest

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Literary usage of Protest

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1890)
"Sir: We hereby protest against the payment of a duty of 24 per cent, charged by you on worsted ... The protest was held to be sufficient. So, in Arthur v. ..."

2. Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, William Carey Jones (1915)
"(cc) protest for nonpayment.—But, in case such bill be accepted by the drawee, and after acceptance he fails or refuses to pay it within three days after it ..."

3. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1898)
"You're singing of " the free old Rhine"; But I say, No, good comrades mine,— The Rhine could be Greatly more free, And that I do protest. ..."

4. The Contemporary Review (1892)
"THE protest OF IRISH protestANTISM.* THE protestants of Ireland denounce the policy of Home Rule. This is the meaning of the Convention at Belfast. ..."

5. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1903)
"Here a petition was filed, which was in form an application for a license, with a protest that the petitioner ought not to be compelled to take one out. ..."

6. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"It was the very essence of the Reformation, though it was often denied by Reformers themselves; and it explains the fact that from the protest, in which the ..."

7. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1916)
"THE RIGHT OF NEUTRALS TO protest AGAINST VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW It is frequently stated that a neutral nation does not have the right to protest or ..."

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