Objection

objection 1 : an act or instance of objecting ;specif : a statement of opposition to an aspect of a judicial or other legal proceeding [file an to a proposed bankruptcy plan] 2 : a reason or argument forming the ground of an objection NOTE: Objections at trial are generally made for the purpose of opposing the admission of improper evidence. Such an objection must be made in a timely manner. Objections prevent the jury from seeing or hearing the evidence and preserve the issue for appeal. Objections may also be made on the ground of the opposing counsel's improper methods (as leading a witness) or for other technical reasons. ...

objection to dischargeability

objection to dischargeability A trustee's or creditor's objection to the debtor being released from personal liability for certain dischargeable debts. Common reasons include allegations that the debt to be discharged was incurred by false pretenses or that debt arose because of the debtor's fraud while acting as a fiduciary. Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts ...

objection to exemptions

objection to exemptions A trustee's or creditor's objection to the debtor's attempt to claim certain property as exempt from liquidation by the trustee to creditors. Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts ...

conscientious objection

conscientious objection : objection on moral or religious grounds (as to military service or bearing arms) conscientious objector n ...

Objection

The act of objecting as to prevent agreement or action by objection...

Objection to evidence

Objection to evidence. If a document, or question to a witness, tendered by one party be objected to, all the counsel on the side objecting may be heard against the admissibility, and all on the other side may be heard in support; the senior counsel on the first side is heard in reply....

Objection to indictment

Objection to indictment. On this being taken, the same course is followed as set out under the last title....

Preliminary objection

Preliminary objection, is one that is raised to the sustainability of an application or action on the basis of the assumption of the truth of all the averments of facts made in the suit, or in the application or plaint, and is, therefore, one that can be taken in argument though not raised in the written defence, Prabhakar Gerland Walter v. Chief Secretary, AIR 1953 Tr & Coch 286: 1953 ILR TR & Coch 118....

Common object

Common object, 'common object' is different from a 'common intention' as it does not require a prior concert and a common meeting of minds before the attack. It is enough if each has the same object in view and their number is five or more and that they act as an assembly to achieve that object. The 'common object' of an assembly is to be ascertained from the acts and language of the members composing it, and from a consideration of all the surrounding circumstances. It may be gathered from the course of conduct adopted by the members of the assembly, State of Maharashtra v. Kashirao, AIR 2003 SC 3901 (3905): (2003) 10 SCC 434. (Penal Code, 1860, s. 141)Common object, the word object means the purpose or design and in order to make it common it must be shared by all, Charan Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh, (2004) SCC 205....

Object

Object, the word object would mean the purpose and design which is the object of the contract, if it is opposed to public policy which tends to defeat any provision of law or purpose of law, it becomes unlawful and thereby it is void under s. 23 of the Contract Act. S. 23 is concerned with only the object or consideration of the transaction and not the reasons or motive which prompted it, Gurmukh Singh v. Amar Singh, (1991) 3 SCC 79 (82). (Indian Contract Act, 1872, s. 23)...

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