A declaration made by a party, before or while paying a tax, duty, or the like, demanded of him, which he deems illegal, denying the justice of the demand, and asserting his rights and claims, in order to show that the payment was not voluntary.
To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness; to declare solemnly; to avow.
Noun
the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
Noun
a formal and solemn declaration of objection; "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to register his protest"; "the many protestations did not stay the execution"
Noun
the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval; "he shouted his protests at the umpire"; "a shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall"
Verb
utter words of protest
Verb
affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence"
Verb
express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"
v. i.
To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear
witness; to declare solemnly; to avow.
v. i.
To make a solemn declaration (often a written one)
expressive of opposition; -- with against; as, he protest against your
votes.
v. t.
To make a solemn declaration or affirmation of; to
proclaim; to display; as, to protest one's loyalty.
v. t.
To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to
prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
v.
A solemn declaration of opinion, commonly a formal
objection against some act; especially, a formal and solemn
declaration, in writing, of dissent from the proceedings of a
legislative body; as, the protest of lords in Parliament.
v.
A solemn declaration in writing, in due form, made by a
notary public, usually under his notarial seal, on behalf of the holder
of a bill or note, protesting against all parties liable for any loss
or damage by the nonacceptance or nonpayment of the bill, or by the
nonpayment of the note, as the case may be.
v.
A declaration made by the master of a vessel before a
notary, consul, or other authorized officer, upon his arrival in port
after a disaster, stating the particulars of it, and showing that any
damage or loss sustained was not owing to the fault of the vessel, her
officers or crew, but to the perils of the sea, etc., ads the case may
be, and protesting against them.
v.
A declaration made by a party, before or while paying a
tax, duty, or the like, demanded of him, which he deems illegal,
denying the justice of the demand, and asserting his rights and claims,
in order to show that the payment was not voluntary.
Protest
He protest that his measures are pacific.
The lady doth protest too much, methinks.2.
The conscience has power . . . to protest againts the exorbitancies of the passions.
Protest
I will protest your cowardice.2.
Fiercely [they] opposed My journey strange, with clamorous uproar Protesting fate supreme.
Protest
To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness; to declare solemnly; to avow.
To make a solemn declaration or affirmation of; to proclaim; to display;
A solemn declaration of opinion, commonly a formal objection against some act; especially, a formal and solemn declaration, in writing, of dissent from the proceedings of a legislative body;
Usage Examples
We of Africa protest that, in this day and age, we should continue to be treated as lesser human beings than other races.
What if you threw a protest and no one showed up? The lack of angst and anger and emotion is a big positive.
I realize that protest paintings are not exactly in vogue, but I've done many.
Perhaps it's good for one to suffer. Can an artist do anything if he's happy? Would he ever want to do anything? What is art, after all, but a protest against the horrible inclemency of life?
Regardless of what one's attitude towards prohibition may be, temperance is something against which, at a time of war, no reasonable protest can be made.
In such ugly times, the only true protest is beauty.
Rosa Parks' courage, determination, and tenacity continue to be an inspiration to all those committed to non-violent protest and change nearly half a century later.
I don't think it's too hippie to want to clean up the planet so you don't wind up dying of some kind of cancer when you're 45 years old. It enrages me that these big cancer-research organizations can't be bothered to man the front lines of environmental protest.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe traditional spokespersons for the Evangelicals, such as Chuck Colson and James Dobson, have become alarmed about this drift away from the 'Family Values' issues that they believe should be the overwhelming concerns of Evangelicals. They have expressed their displeasure in letters of protest circulated through the religious media.
A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, and we know there are other food sources that do not require the killing of a creature that would protest being killed.
It's funny how social activists usually protest against the only things that have a credible chance of achieving the activists' goals.
I protest that if some great Power would agree to make me always think what is true and do what is right, on condition of being turned into a sort of clock and would up every morning before I got out of bed, I should instantly close with the offer.
To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.
The African American's relationship to Africa has long been ambivalent, at least since the early nineteenth century, when 3,000 black men crowded into Bishop Richard Allen's African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia to protest noisily a plan to recolonize free blacks in Africa.
Religious suffering is at once the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the sentiment of the heartless world, as it is the soul of soulless condition. It is the opium of the people.
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
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