protest

Definitions

• (intransitive) To make a strong objection.
• (transitive) To affirm (something).
• (transitive) To object to.
• To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
• (legal) 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 non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.
• (obsolete) To publish; to make known.