Protest : (noun)
1: a formal and solemn declaration of objection; "they finished
the game under protest to the league president"; "the
senator rose to register his protest"; "the many
protestations did not stay the execution" [syn: protestation]
2: the act of protesting; a public (often organized)
manifestation of dissent [syn: objection, dissent]
3: the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement
and disapproval; "he shouted his protests at the umpire";
"a shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall"
(verb)
1: utter words of protest
2: express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the
laws of the country" [syn: resist, dissent]
3: affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested
his innocence"
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Protest : \Pro"test\, n. [Cf. F. prot[^e]t, It. protesto. See
Protest, v.]
1. A solemn declaration of opinion, commonly a formal
objection against some act; especially, a formal and
solemn declaration, in writing, of dissent from the
proceedings of a legislative body; as, the protest of
lords in Parliament.
2. (Law)
(a) A solemn declaration in writing, in due form, made by
a notary public, usually under his notarial seal, on
behalf of the holder of a bill or note, protesting
against all parties liable for any loss or damage by
the nonacceptance or nonpayment of the bill, or by the
nonpayment of the note, as the case may be.
(b) A declaration made by the master of a vessel before a
notary, consul, or other authorized officer, upon his
arrival in port after a disaster, stating the
particulars of it, and showing that any damage or loss
sustained was not owing to the fault of the vessel,
her officers or crew, but to the perils of the sea,
etc., ads the case may be, and protesting against
them.
(c) A declaration made by a party, before or while paying
a tax, duty, or the like, demanded of him, which he
deems illegal, denying the justice of the demand, and
asserting his rights and claims, in order to show that
the payment was not voluntary. --Story. --Kent.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Protest : \Pro*test"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Protested; p. pr. &
vb. n. Protesting.] [F. protester, L. protestari, pro
before _ testari to be a witness, testis a witness. See
Testify.]
1. To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness;
to declare solemnly; to avow.
He protest that his measures are pacific. --Landor.
The lady doth protest too much, methinks. --Shak.
2. To make a solemn declaration (often a written one)
expressive of opposition; -- with against; as, he protest
against your votes. --Denham.
The conscience has power . . . to protest againts
the exorbitancies of the passions. --Shak.
Syn: To affirm; asseverate; assert; aver; attest; testify;
declare; profess. See Affirm.
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Protest : \Pro*test"\, v. t.
1. To make a solemn declaration or affirmation of; to
proclaim; to display; as, to protest one's loyalty.
I will protest your cowardice. --Shak.
2. To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove
an affirmation; to appeal to.
Fiercely [they] opposed My journey strange, with
clamorous uproar Protesting fate supreme. --Milton.
To protest a bill or note (Law), to make a solemn written
declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against
all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained
by the nonacceptance or the nonpayment of the bill or
note, as the case may be. This should be made by a notary
public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.
--Kent. Story.
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PROTEST, mar. law. A writing, attested by a justice of the peace or a
consul, drawn by the master of a vessel, stating the severity of a voyage by
which a ship has suffered, and showing it was not owing to the neglect or
misconduct of the master. Vide Marsh. Ins. 715, 716. See 1 Wash. C. R. 145;
Id. 238; Id. 408, n.; 1 Pet. C. R. 119; 1 Dall. 6; Id. 10; Id. 317; 2 Dall.
195; 3 Watts & Serg. 144; 3 Binn. 228, n.; 1 Yeates, 261.
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PROTEST, legislation. A declaration made by one or more members of a
legislative body that they do not agree with some act or resolution of the
body; it is usual to add the reasons which the protestants have for such a
dissent.
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PROTEST, contracts. A notarial act, made for want of payment of a promissory
note, or for want of acceptance or payment of a bill of exchange, by a
notary public, in which it is declared that all parties to such instruments
will be held responsible to the holder for all damages, exchanges,
reexchanges, &c.
2. There are two kinds of protest, namely,Protest : for non-acceptance,
and protest for non-payment. When a protest is made and notice of the non-
payment or non-acceptance given to the parties in proper time, they will be
held responsible. 3 Kent, Com. 63; Chit. on Bills, 278; 3 Pardes. n. 418 to
441; Merl. Repert. h.t.; COID. Dig. Merchant, F 8, 9, 10; Bac. Ab. Merchant,
&c. M 7.
3. There is also a species of protest, common in England, which is
called protest for better security. It may be made when a merchant who has
accepted a bill becomes insolvent, or is publicly reported to have failed in
his credit, or absents himself from change, before the bill he has accepted
becomes due, or when the holder has any just reason to suppose it will not
be paid; and on demand the acceptor refuses to give it. Notice of such
protest must, as in other cases, be sent by the first post. 1 Ld. Raym. 745;
Mar. 27.
4. In making the protest, three things are to be done: the noting;
demanding acceptance or payment or, as above, better security and drawing up
the protest. 1. The noting, (q.v.) is unknown to the law as distinguished
from the protest. 2. The demand, (q.v.) which must be made by a person
having authority to receive the money. 3. The drawing up of the protest,
which is a mere matter of form. Vide Acceptance; Bills of Exchange.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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