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nouna contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreementtype of:
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"the teams were in fierce contention for first place"nounthe act of competing as for profit or a prize
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nouna point asserted as part of an argumenttype of:
Definition that contains contention
- contest to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
- submission (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing
- contend to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
- rebuttal the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
- contested disputed or made the object of contention or competition
- uncontested not disputed and not made the object of contention or competition
- question of fact a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide
- question of law a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide
- repugn to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
- matter of fact a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide