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To Remonstrate

  1. (intransitive) To object; to express disapproval (with, against).
  2. (intransitive, chiefly historical) Specifically, to lodge an official objection (especially by means of a remonstrance) with a monarch or other ruling body.
  3. (transitive, often with an object consisting of direct speech or a clause beginning with that) To state or plead as an objection, formal protest, or expression of disapproval.
  4. To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate.
Synonyms

demur, expostulate