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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ob·jec·tion /əbˈʤɛkʃən/
 異議,反對,缺點,缺陷,妨礙,拒絕之理由

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ob·jec·tion n.
 1. The act of objecting; as, to prevent agreement, or action, by objection.
 2. That which is, or may be, presented in opposition; an adverse reason or argument; a reason for objecting; obstacle; impediment; as, I have no objection to going; unreasonable objections.  Objections against every truth.”
 3. Cause of trouble; sorrow. [Obs. or R.]
    He remembers the objection that lies in his bosom, and he sighs deeply.   --Jer. Taylor.
 Syn: -- Exception; difficulty; doubt; scruple.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 objection
      n 1: the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest [syn: expostulation,
            remonstrance]
      2: the speech act of objecting
      3: the act of protesting; a public (often organized)
         manifestation of dissent [syn: protest, dissent]
      4: (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a
         particular line of questioning or a particular witness or
         a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should
         not be continued and asks the court to rule on its
         impropriety or illegality