Noun

(en noun)

A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.

"An abjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever. "

(obsolete, chiefly, figuratively) Something cast off; garbage.

(obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down.

"The abjection of the king and his realm. "

(obsolete) The act of casting off; rejection.

(biology, mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off spores.

Noun

(en noun)

The act of objecting.

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A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to ).

(legal) An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party.