Subject+of+contention
1subject to contention — index debatable, forensic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2Contention — Con*ten tion, n. [F. contention, L. contentio. See {Contend}.] 1. A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife. [1913 Webster] I would my arms could match thee in contention. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Strife in… …
3contention — noun 1 (C) formal an opinion that someone expresses: Her main contention is that doctors should do more to encourage people to lead healthy lives. 2 (U) formal argument and disagreement between people: The issue of subsidies is a great source of… …
4contention — con|ten|tion [ kən tenʃən ] noun FORMAL * 1. ) count an opinion or statement that something is true, especially one made during a discussion or argument: My main contention is that we should be educating children to be good citizens. 2. ) uncount …
5contention */ — UK [kənˈtenʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms contention : singular contention plural contentions formal 1) [countable] an opinion or statement that something is true, especially one made during a discussion or argument My main contention is that we… …
6bone of contention — Subject of contention, subject of dispute …
7contention — noun /kənˈtɛntʃən/ a) struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people. b) A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of… …
8contention — [kənˈtenʃ(ə)n] noun formal 1) [U] disagreement The subject is a source of contention in the family.[/ex] 2) [C] an opinion or statement that something is true …
9A bone of contention — Bone Bone (b[=o]n; 110), n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[=a]n; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely …
10bone of contention — noun the subject of a dispute the real bone of contention, as you know, is money • Hypernyms: ↑subject, ↑topic, ↑theme * * * a subject, cause, or focal point of a dispute: The terms of the old man s will were a bone of contention to his survivors …
