Meaning of dispute | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An argument or disagreement; a failure to agree.
2. An argument or disagreement; a failure to agree
3. A disagreement between parties in a contract, lawsuit, treaty, or other legal matter.
4. A disagreement between parties in a contract, lawsuit, treaty, or other legal matter
5. Verbal controversy or disagreement; altercation; debate.
   uncountable
6. Verbal controversy or disagreement; altercation; debate
7. to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another
8. to make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss

Equivalents

Examples

“But is not this dispute over the question whether we have free will or not very like a dispute that we might engage in over the color of a tree — whether it be green or blue?”

“Canadian experience throws light on the relative merits of a separate board for each dispute as compared with a permanent board to hear all disputes.”

“A "who-does-what" labour dispute at Swindon works during April led to a stoppage of work on the construction of the new 0-6-0 Type 1 diesel-hydraulic locomotives of the D9500 series and work had not been resumed as we closed for press.”

“Addicted more / To contemplation and profound dispute.”

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