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==Origin==
Latin refutare to check, suppress, refute
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1545]
==Definitions==
*1: to prove wrong by [[argument]] or [[evidence]] : show to be false or erroneous
*2: to [[deny]] the [[truth]] or accuracy of <refuted the allegations>
*'''Older Noun''' ca.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 1350]
*1. [[Shelter]] or protection from trouble or [[danger]]. refuge
*2. A [[person]] who or [[thing]] which provides [[shelter]], aid, or protection
*3. A place of safety or security
*4. A means or source of protection, aid, [[shelter]], etc.
==Description==
In informal [[logic]] an objection (also called expostulation or '''refutation'''), is a [[reason]] arguing against a premise, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemma_(logic) lemma] or main contention. An objection to an objection is known as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterargument rebuttal].

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