remonstrance
noun
re·mon·strance
ri-ˈmän(t)-strən(t)s 
1
: an earnest presentation of reasons for opposition or grievance
especially
: a document formally stating such points
2
: an act or instance of remonstrating
Examples of remonstrance in a Sentence
Many residents wrote letters of remonstrance to city officials.
over the vociferous remonstrances of my parents I decided to drop my music lessons
Recent Examples on the Web
Citizens do have a right to file for a petition for remonstrance 30 days after official notice is published on April 29.
—
Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Almost immediately, a dozen dissenting settlers filed a remonstrance with the assembly.
—Gary Greenberg, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The adoption of the ordinance, which passed with council approval vote Sept. 13, occurs at the Oct. 25 with information provided to all Prairie Ridge residents about the opportunity for remonstrance.
—Philip Potempa, chicagotribune.com, 27 Sep. 2021
There is a method to all the remonstrance.
—New York Times, 17 June 2021
In defending his vote for the rezone, Rider explained that there is remonstrance to nearly every project that has come before him on council.
—Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Aug. 2020
His new Hulu comedy special, Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years, leans all the way into that remorse, with jokes that — for the most part — sidestep giving into anger and remonstrance in favor of self-reflection.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Almost immediately, a dozen dissenting settlers filed a remonstrance with the assembly.
—Gary Greenberg, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The adoption of the ordinance, which passed with council approval vote Sept. 13, occurs at the Oct. 25 with information provided to all Prairie Ridge residents about the opportunity for remonstrance.
—Philip Potempa, chicagotribune.com, 27 Sep. 2021
There is a method to all the remonstrance.
—New York Times, 17 June 2021
In defending his vote for the rezone, Rider explained that there is remonstrance to nearly every project that has come before him on council.
—Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Aug. 2020
His new Hulu comedy special, Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years, leans all the way into that remorse, with jokes that — for the most part — sidestep giving into anger and remonstrance in favor of self-reflection.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Remonstrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remonstrance. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
remonstrance
noun
re·mon·strance
ri-ˈmän(t)-strən(t)s
: an act or instance of protest
Legal Definition
remonstrance
noun
re·mon·strance
ri-ˈmän-strəns
: an earnest presentation of reasons in opposition to something
specifically
: a document formally stating points of opposition or grievance
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