remonstration

noun

remonstration

noun

Etymology From Middle English, from Medieval Latin remōnstrātiō.

1

Earnest protest or objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof.

His voice full of remonstration, he repeated continually: "Time's up, gentlemen. Go on now and get your lunch. Lunch time now. Go on now, or I'll have to report you. Time's up."1903, Frank Norris, chapter 3, in The Pit:

Synonyms: remonstrance
Related terms: remonstrance, remonstrate

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