confront

confront
con·front /kən-'frənt/ vt: to face or bring face-to-face for the purpose of challenging esp. through cross-examination
the accused shall enjoy the right...to be confront ed with the witnesses against him — U.S. Constitution amend. VI
con·fron·ta·tion /ˌkän-frən-'tā-shən/ n

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

confront
I (encounter) verb accost, brave, breast, come across, come face to face with, come in contact, face, meet, stand facing, stand opposite II (oppose) verb act in opposition to, argue against, assail, be against, be at cross-purposes, be opposite, challenge, come in conflict with, contend against, contend with, contradict, contrapose, contrast with, contravene, controvert, count against, counteract, counterattack, counterwork, cross, defy, deny, disagree with, disapprove, dispute, engage in conflict with, go against, mark against, match against, meet in conflict, object, offer resistance, oppugn, protest, put in opposition, rebuff, recalcitrate, repel, resist, rise against, rival, run counter, run counter to, se opponere, set oneself against, skirmish, stand firm, stem, strike back, struggle, take exception to, turn against, wrangle, wrestle with associated concepts: right of cross-examination, right to confront witnesses III index accost, approach, challenge, collide (clash), contrast, cross (disagree with), defy, fight (battle), grapple, oppose, oppugn, repel (drive back), resist (oppose), withstand

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


confront
v.
To face someone; to come face to face with a problem or an accusation.
n.
confrontation

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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  • Confront — Con*front , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confronted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confronting}.] [F. confronter; L. con + frons the forehead or front. See {Front}.] 1. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • confront — [kən frunt′] vt. [Fr confronter < ML confrontare < L com , together + frons, forehead: see FRONT1] 1. to face; stand or meet face to face 2. to face or oppose boldly, defiantly, or antagonistically 3. to bring face to face (with) [to… …   English World dictionary

  • Confront'e — Con fron t[ e] , a. [F., p. p. {confronter}.] (Her.) Same as {Affront[ e]}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • confront — 1560s, to stand in front of, from M.Fr. confronter (15c.), from M.L. confrontare assign limits, adjoin, from L. com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + frontem (nom. frons) forehead (see FRONT (Cf. front) (n.)). Sense of to fa …   Etymology dictionary

  • confront — vb *meet, face, encounter Analogous words: defy, beard, challenge, brave, dare (see FACE): oppose, withstand, *resist Antonyms: recoil from …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • confront — [v] challenge accost, affront, beard, brave, call one’s bluff*, come up against*, dare, defy, encounter, face down*, face up to*, face with*, flout, front, go one on one*, go up against*, make my day*, meet, meet eyeballto eyeball*, oppose, repel …   New thesaurus

  • confront — ► VERB 1) meet face to face in hostility or defiance. 2) (of a problem) present itself to. 3) face up to and deal with (a problem). 4) compel to face or consider something. DERIVATIVES confrontation noun confrontational adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • confront — [[t]kənfrʌ̱nt[/t]] ♦♦♦ confronts, confronting, confronted 1) VERB If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it. [be V ed with/by n] She was confronted with severe money problems... [V n] Ministers… …   English dictionary

  • confront — verb ADVERB ▪ directly, head on, squarely ▪ The new state confronted head on the question of national identity. ▪ He is willing to confront problems directly. ▪ aggressively …   Collocations dictionary

  • confront */*/ — UK [kənˈfrʌnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms confront : present tense I/you/we/they confront he/she/it confronts present participle confronting past tense confronted past participle confronted 1) [often passive] to go close to someone in a… …   English dictionary

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