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remonstrance

noun
re·​mon·​strance | \ ri-ˈmän(t)-strÉ™n(t)s How to pronounce remonstrance (audio) \

Definition of remonstrance

1 : an earnest presentation of reasons for opposition or grievance especially : a document formally stating such points
2 : an act or instance of remonstrating
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Examples of remonstrance in a Sentence

Many residents wrote letters of remonstrance to city officials. over the vociferous remonstrances of my parents I decided to drop my music lessons

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 His order penalizing anyone who harbored Quakers provoked 31 residents of Flushing on Long Island — none of them Quakers themselves — to sign a remonstrance, a collective appeal to redress their grievance. — Sam Roberts, New York Times, "Document That Inspired Bill of Rights Goes on Display in Manhattan," 27 June 2018 No one spoke out for or against a plan being considered by Lake County officials to issue $12 million in capital improvement bonds during a public hearing Tuesday opening the remonstrance period for the proposal. — Carrie Napoleon, Post-Tribune, "Public keeps mum on Lake $12M improvements plan," 9 May 2017

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First Known Use of remonstrance

1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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remonstrance

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English Language Learners Definition of remonstrance

formal : a protest or complaint about something

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remonstrance

noun
re·​mon·​strance | \ ri-ˈmän-strÉ™ns How to pronounce remonstrance (audio) \

Legal Definition of remonstrance

: an earnest presentation of reasons in opposition to something specifically : a document formally stating points of opposition or grievance

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