1. A person or thing to which thought, feeling, or action is directed (the natural object of one’s bounty). See NATURAL OBJECT.
object of a power. A person appointable by a donee. See POWER OF APPOINTMENT.
2. Something sought to be attained or accomplished; an end, goal, or purpose (the financial objects of the joint venture).
object of an action. The legal relief that a plaintiff seeks; the remedy demanded or relief sought in a lawsuit. Cf. SUBJECT OF AN ACTION.
object of a statute. The aim or purpose of legislation; the end or design that a statute is meant to accomplish.
object ([schwa]b-jekt), vb.
1. To state in opposition; to put forward as an objection (the prosecution objected that the defendant’s discovery requests were untimely).
2. To state or put forward an objection, esp. to something in a judicial proceeding (the defense objected to the testimony on the ground that it was privileged).[Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 2017; Trial 77. C.J.S. Trial §§ 220–221.] — objector, n.
