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protest (4. a. A formal statement or declaration of disapproval of or dissent from, or of consent under certain conditions only to, some action or proceeding; a remonstrance. b. A written statement of dissent from any motion carried in the House of Lords, recorded and signed by any Peer of the minority. (The earlier term was protestation 3 b.). OED. an objection lodged with a sports official or a governing body (as against a player because of ineligibility, a play because of illegality, a referee or umpire because of a decision). WTNI Alexander Demidov) |
