Wiktionary
objective case
n. (context grammar English) the form of a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb or a preposition.
WordNet
objective case
n. the category of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb [syn: accusative, accusative case]
Usage examples of "objective case".
Note the subtle shifts of temporal perspective, and the refreshingly arbitrary substitution of the objective case for the nominative and possessive in pronominal situations.