An act of authorizing.
(A document giving) formal sanction, permission or warrant.
Permission.
Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.
The act of objecting.
A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).
An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party.
An assertion that a question or statement is in violation of the rules of the court.