objection English · revision 39798

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=before 1387, J. Trevisa, translation of Higden's Polychronicon|origins=la obiciō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /əbˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|objeccioun]],^(MWU 2024)^(Dictionary.com 2016)^(Etymonline) partly [[bor|fro|objection|t=reply, argument in opposition]], recorded in Old French from the late 12th century,^(OED 2026)^(Etymonline) and partly from its source [[la-lat|obiectiō|t=a putting in front, opposing, reproach]], recorded from the 3rd century.^(OED 2026)^(Etymonline) The Latin noun was formed on [[m|la|obiectus]], the past participle of [[m|la|obiciō|t=to throw before, oppose]],^(OED 2026)^(MWU 2024)^(Klein 1966) the verb behind [[object]].^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) The Anglo-Norman Dictionary records ''objeccioun'', an objection or dissenting opinion, from c1360–79.^(AND)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A reason or argument put forward against another: before 1387, in John Trevisa's translation of Higden's ''Polychronicon'', according to Barnhart;^(Barnhart 1988) the OED dates its first example from a manuscript of the same translation to c1410.^(OED 2026) Etymonline dates the word to the late 14th century, as an argument against the validity of a proposition,^(Etymonline) and Merriam-Webster to the 14th century.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Several early senses followed the Latin closely and have died out: a charge or accusation against a person (1440–1513),^(OED 2026)^(SOED 2002) an attack or assault (c1475–1586),^(OED 2026) the act of placing something in the way (c1550–1611) and the presenting of something to the senses or the mind (1554–1649).^(OED 2026) Johnson (1755) still listed the act of presenting anything in opposition and a criminal charge, quoting Shakespeare's ''Henry VIII'', beside an adverse argument.^(Johnson 1755) The general sense of protest or disapproval, as in ''take objection'', is recorded from 1543,^(OED 2026) and the related adjective [[objectionable]] from 1781, in Cowper.^(Barnhart 1988) Specialized uses followed in law, for a statement opposing an argument or piece of evidence (1837),^(OED 2026) and in horse racing, for an official protest about the running of a race (1898).^(OED 2026) The courtroom interjection ''Objection!'', originally American, is recorded from 1932.^(OED 2026)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c1360–79 – Anglo-Norman ''objeccioun''.^(AND)

+ * before 1387 – an argument against something.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1440 – a charge or accusation (obsolete by 1513).^(OED 2026)

+ * 1543 – the act of objecting; protest, opposition.^(OED 2026)

+ * 1781 – ''objectionable''.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1837 – (law) a statement of legal opposition.^(OED 2026)

+ * 1898 – (horse racing) an official protest.^(OED 2026)

+ * 1932 – interjection, in court.^(OED 2026)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # An expression or feeling of [[disapproval]] or opposition: ''The residents raised strong objections to the new road.''^(Collins 2023)^(MWU 2024)

+ # A reason or [[argument]] put forward against something.^(MWU 2024)^(OED 2026)

+ # (law) A formal [[protest]] in court against a question, a piece of [[evidence]] or a procedure.^(MWU 2024)^(OED 2026)

+ # (horse racing) An official complaint about the running of a race.^(OED 2026)

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+ ===Interjection===

+ # (law) Used by a lawyer in court to protest against a question or piece of evidence.^(OED 2026)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[nonobjection]]

+ * [[objectionable]]

+ * [[conscientious objection]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[object]]

+ * [[objective]]

+ * [[subject]]

+ * [[project]]

+ * [[reject]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}