remonstration

verb (used with object), re·mon·strat·ed, re·mon·strat·ing.

1. to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
2. Obsolete. to show.

verb (used without object), re·mon·strat·ed, re·mon·strat·ing.

3. to present reasons in complaint; plead in protest.

verb (intr)

1. (usually foll by with, against, etc) to argue in protest or objectionto remonstrate with the government
2. archaic to show or point out

n.

late 15c., from Medieval Latin remonstrationem (nominative remonstratio), noun of action from past participle stem of remonstrare (see remonstrance).

v.

1590s, “make plain,” back-formation from remonstration, or else from Medieval Latin remonstratus, past participle of remonstrare “to demonstrate” (see remonstrance). Meaning “to exhibit or present strong reasons against” is from 1690s. Related: Remonstrated; remonstrating.