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protest

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

protest · objection

EtymologyOpphav

fra middelalderlatin; av protestereto protest · to object from Medieval Latin; from protestereto protest · to object

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. det å gi til kjenne i ord eller handling at en tar avstand fra noe;
    innvendingan objection, innsigelsean objection
    the act of making known, in word or in deed, that one dissociates oneself from something;
    an objection – compare innvendingan objection and innsigelsean objection
    • nedlegge protest mot en avgjørelse to lodge a protest against a decision
    • lederen gikk i protest mot styrevedtaket the leader resigned in protest at the board's decision
  2. offentlig erklæring om at en veksel ikke er blitt akseptert eller betalt i rett tid an official declaration that a bill of exchange has not been accepted or paid on time
    • protester opptas i regelen av notarius publicus protests are as a rule drawn up by a notary public