Synonyms of the word

protestation

• n. a formal solemn objection or other declaration.
• n. (law, historical) A declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation…

declaration

• n. A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief.
• n. A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
• n. The act or process of declaring.
• n. (cricket) The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
• n. (law) In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff’s cause of action, including the facts necessary…
• n. (computing) The specification of a variable's type.

objection

• n. The act of objecting.
• n. A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed…
• n. (law) An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules…

protest

• v. (intransitive) To make a strong objection.
• v. (transitive) To affirm (something).
• v. (transitive, chiefly Canada, US) To object to.
• v. To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
• v. (law, transitive) to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against…
• n. A formal objection, especially one by a group.
• n. A collective gesture of disapproval: a demonstration.