PROTEST', v.i. [L. protestor; pro and testor, to affirm it.] 1. To affirm with solemnity; to make a solemn declaration of a fact or opinion; as, I protest to you, I have no knowledge of the transaction.2. To make a solemn declaration expressive of opposition; with against; as, he protests against your votes. The conscience has power to protest against the exorbitancies of the passions.3. To make a formal declaration in writing against a public law or measure. It is the privilege of any lord in parliament to protest against a law or resolution.PROTEST', v.t. To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation. Fiercely they oppos'd My journey strange, with clamorous uproar Protesting fate supreme.1. To prove; to show; to give evidence of. [Not in use.]2. In commerce, to protest a bill of exchange, is for a notary public, at the request of the payee, to make a formal declaration under hand and seal, against the drawer of the bill, on account of non-acceptance or non-payment, for exchange, cost,commissions, damages and interest; of which act the indorser must be notified within such time as the law or custom prescribes. In like manner, notes of hand given to a banking corporation are protested for non-payment. |
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