remonstration

Etymology

From Middle English, from Medieval Latin remōnstrātiō.

noun

  1. Protest, objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof.
    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." 1903, Frank Norris, chapter 3, in The Pit

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