remonstration

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English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Medieval Latin remōnstrātiō.[1]

Noun

remonstration (countable and uncountable, plural remonstrations)

  1. Earnest protest or objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof.
    • 1903, Frank Norris, chapter 3, in The Pit:
      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."

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “remonstration”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.