Objection vs Claim - What's the difference?
objection | claim |
The act of objecting.
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(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.
A demand of ownership made for something (e.g. claim ownership, claim victory).
A new statement of truth made about something, usually when the statement has yet to be verified.
A demand of ownership for previously unowned land (e.g. in the gold rush, oil rush)
(legal) A legal demand for compensation or damages.
To demand ownership of.
To state a new fact, typically without providing evidence to prove it is true.
To demand ownership or right to use for land.
(legal) To demand compensation or damages through the courts.
To be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim.
* John Locke
To proclaim.
To call or name.
As nouns the difference between objection and claim
is that objection is the act of objecting while claim is claim.objection
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Noun
(en noun)Ed Pilkington
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Usage notes
* Adjectives often used with "objection": serious, conscientious, fatal, grave, etc. * Verbs often used with "objection": raise, make, meet, answer, etc.claim
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Alternative forms
* claym (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
* Demand ownership of land not previously owned. One usually stakes a claim. * The legal sense. One usually makes a claim. SeeVerb
(en verb)- We must know how the first ruler, from whom anyone claims , came by his authority.
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