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con·test 1 /kən-'test/ vt: to dispute or challenge through legal procedurescontest a willcon·test 2 /'kän-ˌtest/ n: a challenge brought through formal or legal proceduresboundary controversies or other contest s between states — Felix Frankfurter; specif: will contest see also no contest clause
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(competition) noun
bout, certamen, certatio, challenge, clash, corrivalry, emulation, encounter, engagement, game, match, opposition, pitting of strengths, race, rivalry, rivalship, sport, sporting event, struggle, test of endurance, tournament, tourney, trial
associated concepts: election contest
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(dispute) noun
action, altercation, antagonism, argument, battle, bickering, brawl, challenge, clash, combat, contention, controversion, controversy, debate, difference of opinion, disaccord, disagreement, disceptation, discord, disharmony, disputation, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissonance, embroilment, encounter, failure to agree, feud, fight, fracas, fray, impugnation, impugnment, inharmony, litigation, monomachy, noncomformity, obstinacy, opposition, oppugnancy, polemics, quarrel, recalcitrance, recusancy, resistance, revolt, skirmish, squabble, strained relations, strife, variance, verbal contention, verbal engagement, war, war of words, wrangle
associated concepts: notice of contest, will contest
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verb
altercate, argue, battle, call to answer, challenge, combat, conflict, contend, contendere, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, debate, defy, disaffirm, disagree, dispute, fight, gainsay, grapple with, impugn, object, oppose, oppugn, quarrel over, question, refuse to accept, refuse to admit, resist, struggle, take exception to, traverse, vie with
associated concepts: contest a will, contest an election, contest an insurance policy, contested case
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answer (reply), answer (respond legally), appeal, argue, bicker, compete, competition, conflict (noun), conflict (verb), contend (dispute), contention (argument), contention (opposition), contravene, contravention, controversy (argument), controversy (lawsuit), controvert, cross (disagree with), debate, disagree, discuss, disown (deny the validity), embroilment, engage (involve), fight (argument), fight (battle), fight (battle), fray, gainsay, grapple, hearing, impugn, lawsuit, oppose, prevent, primary, strife, strive, sue, trial (legal proceeding)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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To oppose, dispute, or challenge through formal or legal procedures. For example, the defendant in a lawsuit almost always contests the case made by the plaintiff. Or, a disgruntled relative may formally contest the provisions of a will.Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Wills
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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To defend against an adverse claim made in a court by a plaintiff or a prosecutor; to challenge a position asserted in a judicial proceeding, as to contest the probate of a will.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To defend against an adverse claim made in a court by a plaintiff or a prosecutor; to challenge a position asserted in a judicial proceeding, as to contest the probate of a will.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
