Objection may refer to:
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Objection (United States law)
In the law of the United States of America, an objection is a formal protest to evidence, argument, or questions that are in violation of the rules of evidence or other procedural law. Objections are often raised in court during a trial to dis ...
, a motion during a trial to disallow a witness's testimony or other evidence
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Objection (argument)
In argumentation theory, argumentation, an objection is a reason argument, arguing against a premise, argument, or conclusion of law, conclusion. Definitions of objection vary in whether an objection is always an argument (or counterargument) or ma ...
, used in informal logic and argument mapping
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Inference objection
In argumentation, an objection is a reason arguing against a premise, argument, or conclusion. Definitions of objection vary in whether an objection is always an argument (or counterargument) or may include other moves such as questioning.
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, a special case of the above
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Counterargument
In reasoning and argument mapping, a counterargument is an objection to an objection. A counterargument can be used to rebut an objection to a premise, a main contention or a lemma. Synonyms of counterargument may include rebuttal, reply, count ...
, in informal logic, an objection to an objection
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Objection to the consideration of a question
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In parliamentary procedure, an objection to the consideration of a question is a motion that is adopted to prevent an original main motion from coming before the assembly. This motion is different from an objection to a unanimous cons ...
, in parliamentary procedure
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Objection (Tango)
"Objection (Tango)" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her fifth studio album and first English-language album '' Laundry Service'' (2001). It was the first song Shakira wrote in English after being encouraged by American singe ...
", a song by Shakira
See also
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Object (disambiguation)
Object may refer to:
General meanings
* Object (philosophy), a thing, being, or concept
** Object (abstract), an object which does not exist at any particular time or place
** Physical object, an identifiable collection of matter
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