controversy

  • 11controversy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, major ▪ bitter, fierce (esp. BrE), heated, intense, raging ▪ g …

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  • 12Controversy — Disagree redirects here. For the Malaysian band, see Disagree (band). For other uses, see Controversy (disambiguation). Auseinandersetzung (Controversy), by Karl Henning Seemann Controversy is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate,… …

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  • 13controversy — n. 1) to arouse, cause, fuel, stirrup (a) controversy 2) to settle a controversy 3) a bitter, furious, heated, lively controversy 4) a controversy about, over 5) a controversy between, with * * * [ kɒntrəvɜːsɪ] cause fuel …

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  • 14controversy — con|tro|ver|sy [ˈkɔntrəvə:si, kənˈtrɔvəsi US ˈka:ntrəvə:rsi] n plural controversies [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: controversia, from controversus disagreed about , from contro against + versus turned ] a serious argument about… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15controversy */*/ — UK [ˈkɒntrəvɜː(r)sɪ] / UK [kənˈtrɒvə(r)sɪ] / US [ˈkɑntrəˌvɜrsɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms controversy : singular controversy plural controversies a disagreement, especially about a public policy or a moral issue that a lot of people …

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  • 16controversy — con|tro|ver|sy [ kantrə,vɜrsi ] noun count or uncount ** a disagreement, especially about a public policy or a moral issue that a lot of people have strong feelings about: The election ended in controversy, with allegations of widespread vote… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17controversy — A word used in delimiting judicial power meaning an issue appropriate for judicial determination, being definite and concrete, concerning legal relations among parties with adverse interests, and being so real and substantial as to be capable of… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 18controversy — /kon treuh verr see/; Brit. also /keuhn trov euhr see/, n., pl. controversies. 1. a prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; disputation concerning a matter of opinion. 2. contention, strife, or argument. [1350 1400; ME controversie ( <&#8230; …

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  • 19controversy — A litigated question; adversary proceeding in a court of law; a civil action or suit, either at law or in equity; a justiciable dispute. To be a controversy under federal constitutional provision limiting exercise of judicial power of United&#8230; …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 20controversy — A litigated question; adversary proceeding in a court of law; a civil action or suit, either at law or in equity; a justiciable dispute. To be a controversy under federal constitutional provision limiting exercise of judicial power of United&#8230; …

    Black's law dictionary