PROTEST

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from ~er Date: 15th century a solemn declaration of opinion and usually of dissent: as, a sworn declaration that payment of a note or bill has been refused and that all responsible signers or debtors are liable for resulting loss or damage, a declaration made especially before or while paying that a tax is illegal and that payment is not voluntary, the act of objecting or a gesture of disapproval , a complaint, objection, or display of unwillingness usually to an idea or a course of action , an objection made to an official or a governing body of a sport, II. verb see: pro- Date: 15th century transitive verb to make solemn declaration or affirmation of , to execute or have executed a formal ~ against (as a bill or note), to make a statement or gesture in objection to , intransitive verb to make a ~ation, to make or enter a ~, see: assert ~er or ~or noun