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con·tra 1 /'kän-trə/ prep [Latin]: in opposition or contrast tocontra 2 adj: placed or set in oppositioncontra parties
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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adverb
adverse to, against, con, contrarily, contrariwise, contrawise, conversely, counter, in conflict with, in contrast to, in opposition to, inversely, loathe to, on the contrary, on the other hand, opposed to, opposite, oppositely, otherwise, per contra, quite the contrary, to the contrary, vice versa, versus
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noun
antipode, antithesis, antonym, contrary, converse, counter, extreme, inverse, obverse, offset, opposite, reverse, the other side
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preposition
adverse to, against, at cross purposes, athwart, contrariwise, counter, in conflict with, in opposition to, opposed to, opposite to, over against, versus, vis-à-vis
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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adj.(Latin) Against.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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'against'.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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Latin for against or opposite to. This usage is usually found in legal writing in statements like: "The decision in the case of Hammerhead v. Nail is contra to the rule stated in Keeler v. Beach."Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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adj. Latin1 Against; in contradiction or opposition to; in answer or reply to.See also precedent.2 In legal citation, an indication to the reader that the cited authority supports a contrary position.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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Against; conflicting; opposite.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Against; conflicting; opposite.II Contrary to.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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adj.Latin for "against" or "opposite to". This usage is usually found in legal writing in statements like: "The decision in the case of Hammerhead v. Nail is contra to the rule stated in Keeler v. Beach."
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
