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Protest   /prˈoʊtˌɛst/  /prətˈɛst/   Listen
noun
Protest  n.  
1.
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.
2.
(Law)
(a)
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.
(b)
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.
(c)
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.


verb
Protest  v. t.  
1.
To make a solemn declaration or affirmation of; to proclaim; to display; as, to protest one's loyalty. "I will protest your cowardice."
2.
To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to. "Fiercely (they) opposed My journey strange, with clamorous uproar Protesting fate supreme."
To protest a bill or To protest a note (Law), to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by the nonacceptance or the nonpayment of the bill or note, as the case may be. This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.


Protest  v. i.  (past & past part. protested; pres. part. protesting)  
1.
To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness; to declare solemnly; to avow. "He protest that his measures are pacific." "The lady doth protest too much, methinks."
2.
To make a solemn declaration (often a written one) expressive of opposition; with against; as, he protest against your votes. "The conscience has power... to protest againts the exorbitancies of the passions."
Synonyms: To affirm; asseverate; assert; aver; attest; testify; declare; profess. See Affirm.





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"Protest" Quotes from Famous Books



... who were fighting against the evil in the straightforward, blunt way. Lowell was as interested as they in having the wrongs righted; but he was more cool-headed than the rest. He considered the matter. A joke, he said to himself, will carry the crowd ten times as quickly as a serious protest; and people will listen to one of their own number, a common, every-day, sensible fellow with a spark of wit in him, where they would go away bored by polished and cultured writing full of Latin quotations. This is how he came ...
— Four Famous American Writers: Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, • Sherwin Cody
... on one of the hotel terraces, and just as the camera was being aimed at us the Colonel turned and drew into the foreground a little grinning pock-marked soldier. "He's just been decorated—he's got to be in the group." A general exclamation of assent from the other officers, and a protest from the hero: "Me? Why, my ugly mug will smash the plate!" ...
— Fighting France - From Dunkerque to Belport • Edith Wharton
... if to ascertain where the bones were. "Oh! well, my good woman," continued he, "even a porpoise couldn't stand the bumping and thumping that we poor mortals are subject to when we trust ourselves on shipboard. Why, I solemnly protest that I've been pitched from my berth, many a time, quite across the cabin into my neighbor's and back again, in a trice, and ...
— The Elm Tree Tales • F. Irene Burge Smith
... first effusion, mar What was, is, shall remain your masterpiece! Authorship has the alteration-itch! No, I protest against erasure. Read, My friend!" (she gasps out). "Read and quickly read 'Before us death do part,' what made you mine And made me yours—the marriage-license here! Decide if he is like to mend the same!" And so the lady, white to ghastliness, ...
— Browning's England - A Study in English Influences in Browning • Helen Archibald Clarke
... Union refugees from Arkansas and other points in the Southwest. This was another outrage. These persons could not understand why they should be called upon to contribute to the support of Union people who had been rendered houseless and penniless by Rebels elsewhere. They made a most earnest protest, but their remonstrances were of no avail. In default of payment of the sums assessed, their superfluous furniture was seized and sold at auction. This was a violation of the laws that exempt household ...
— Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field • Thomas W. Knox


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