(A document giving) formal sanction, permission or warrant.
Permission.
Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.
An act of authorizing.
A written declaration, usually by the master of a ship, stating the circumstances attending loss or damage of ship or cargo, etc.
The noting by a notary public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill.
A formal objection, especially one by a group.
A collective gesture of disapproval; a demonstration.
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.
To affirm (something).
To object to.
To make a strong objection.
To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.