Definition of "under protest" []

• While protesting (phrase)
• Of a payment made subject to dispute (phrase)
• Without full agreement. (phrase)

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• "This was the kind of grocery James Wilson was going to start in Saulsbury, and the thought of aiding even under protest and unwillingly in the establishment of one of these hells caused me much anxiety."
• "The process for rejecting of claims on third-party institutions took several steps; these notes had been stopped at the first stage—protested for nonacceptance—but had not yet been returned under protest for nonpayment, in which case Morris would have to pay damages to his creditors and fund the bills anew."
• "The crowd was passing around flaming brands taken under protest from a fire-eater."