n. | 1. | The act of remonstrating |
2. | Earnest presentation of reason in opposition to something; protest; expostulation. | |
2. | (R.C.Ch.) Same as Monstrance. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: expostulation, objection |
REMONSTRANCE. A petition to a court, or deliberative or legislative body, in which those who have signed it request that something which it is in contemplation to perform shall not be done.
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