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/ˈkaʊntəɹəbˌd͡ʒɛkt/ · verb
(intransitive) To make an objection against another objection..
When Melech objected, noting that Lingnath, and not the British widow, was on trial, Menachem counterobjected to remind the court that the district superintendent of police, having discovered during his investigation a ruby ring formerly belonging to Mrs. Sassoon in Lingnath's Mayapur home, had with good reason suspected that Mrs. Sassoon had hired the snake charmer to kill her husband.
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Counterobject means (intransitive) To make an objection against another objection..
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When Melech objected, noting that Lingnath, and not the British widow, was on trial, Menachem counterobjected to remind the court that the district superintendent of police, having discovered during his investigation a ruby ring formerly belonging to Mrs. Sassoon in Lingnath's Mayapur home, had with good reason suspected that Mrs. Sassoon had hired the snake charmer to kill her husband.
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