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Expostulation

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) The act of expostulating or reasoning with a person in opposition to some impropriety of conduct; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest; dissuasion.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Expostulation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/expostulation.html. 1828.