Contest+in+law
31judicial contest — I noun action, case, lawsuit, legal action, legal dispute, legal matter, legal proceedings, legal recourse, litigation, judicial proceeding, judicial recourse, proceedings, suit, trial II index action (proceeding), case (lawsuit) …
32legal contest — index action (proceeding), day in court, lawsuit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
33nomination contest — index primary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
34nominative contest — index primary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
35open contest — index competition Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
36partisan contest — index primary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
37party contest — index primary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
38verbal contest — index fight (argument) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
39contest — I. verb Etymology: Middle French contester, from Latin contestari (litem) to bring an action at law, from contestari to call to witness, from com + testis witness more at testament Date: 1603 intransitive verb strive, vie transitive verb to make… …
40contest — Noun: An attempt to defeat the probate of an instrument offered as a will, being inclusive of resistance to probate and an action or proceeding to set aside probate. 57 Am J1st Wills § 743; a technical term for a proceeding to cancel or defeat an …
