Noah Webster
Objection
OBJEC'TION, noun [Latin objectio.]
1. The act of objecting.
2. That which is presented in opposition; adverse reason or argument. The defendant urged several objections to the plaintiff's claims. The plaintiff has removed or overthrown those objections.
3. That which may be offered in opposition; reason existing, though not offered, against a measure or an opinion. We often have objections in our minds which we never offer or present in opposition.
4. Criminal charge; fault found.